diff --git a/include/SFSE/API.h b/include/SFSE/API.h
index f4a49d22..2a01d466 100644
--- a/include/SFSE/API.h
+++ b/include/SFSE/API.h
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@ namespace SFSE
 
 	void RegisterForAPIInitEvent(const std::function<void()>& a_fn);
 
+	std::string_view GetPluginName() noexcept;
+	std::string_view GetPluginAuthor() noexcept;
+	REL::Version     GetPluginVersion() noexcept;
+
 	PluginHandle GetPluginHandle() noexcept;
 
 	const TrampolineInterface* GetTrampolineInterface() noexcept;
-
 	const MessagingInterface* GetMessagingInterface() noexcept;
-
 	const MenuInterface* GetMenuInterface() noexcept;
-
 	const TaskInterface* GetTaskInterface() noexcept;
 
 	Trampoline& GetTrampoline();
diff --git a/src/SFSE/API.cpp b/src/SFSE/API.cpp
index a1b47636..d3ceb5a1 100644
--- a/src/SFSE/API.cpp
+++ b/src/SFSE/API.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ namespace SFSE
 				return singleton;
 			}
 
+			std::string_view pluginName{};
+			std::string_view pluginAuthor{};
+			REL::Version     pluginVersion{};
+
 			PluginHandle pluginHandle{ static_cast<PluginHandle>(-1) };
 
 			TrampolineInterface* trampolineInterface{};
@@ -55,15 +59,23 @@ namespace SFSE
 	{
 		stl_assert(a_intfc, "interface is null"sv);
 
-		if (a_log)
-			log::init();
-
 		(void)REL::Module::get();
 
 		auto&       storage = detail::APIStorage::get();
 		const auto& intfc = *a_intfc;
 
 		const std::scoped_lock l(storage.apiLock);
+		if (const auto pluginVersionData = PluginVersionData::GetSingleton()) {
+			storage.pluginName = pluginVersionData->GetPluginName();
+			storage.pluginAuthor = pluginVersionData->GetAuthorName();
+			storage.pluginVersion = pluginVersionData->GetPluginVersion();
+		}
+
+		if (a_log) {
+			log::init();
+			log::info("{} v{}", GetPluginName(), GetPluginVersion());
+		}
+
 		if (!storage.apiInit) {
 			storage.pluginHandle = intfc.GetPluginHandle();
 
@@ -96,6 +108,21 @@ namespace SFSE
 		a_fn();
 	}
 
+	std::string_view GetPluginName() noexcept
+	{
+		return detail::APIStorage::get().pluginName;
+	}
+
+	std::string_view GetPluginAuthor() noexcept
+	{
+		return detail::APIStorage::get().pluginAuthor;
+	}
+
+	REL::Version GetPluginVersion() noexcept
+	{
+		return detail::APIStorage::get().pluginVersion;
+	}
+
 	PluginHandle GetPluginHandle() noexcept
 	{
 		return detail::APIStorage::get().pluginHandle;
diff --git a/src/SFSE/Logger.cpp b/src/SFSE/Logger.cpp
index abc02206..d5cab213 100644
--- a/src/SFSE/Logger.cpp
+++ b/src/SFSE/Logger.cpp
@@ -28,15 +28,14 @@ namespace SFSE::log
 		if (!path)
 			return;
 
-		const auto data = PluginVersionData::GetSingleton();
-		*path /= std::format("{}.log", data->GetPluginName());
+		*path /= std::format("{}.log", SFSE::GetPluginName());
 
 		std::vector<spdlog::sink_ptr> sinks{
 			std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::basic_file_sink_mt>(path->string(), true),
 			std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::msvc_sink_mt>()
 		};
 
-		auto logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("Global", sinks.begin(), sinks.end());
+		auto logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("global", sinks.begin(), sinks.end());
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 		logger->set_level(spdlog::level::debug);
 		logger->flush_on(spdlog::level::debug);