diff --git a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchPluginUnix.cpp b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchPluginUnix.cpp
index 3e390f06..bba2b017 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchPluginUnix.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchPluginUnix.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ typedef void (*cleanupFunc)();
 
 void* g_eventTarget = NULL;
 IEventQueue* g_events = NULL;
+static const char kPre174Plugin[] = "Pre-1.7.4";
 
 ArchPluginUnix::ArchPluginUnix()
 {
@@ -82,7 +83,13 @@ ArchPluginUnix::load()
 
 		String filename = synergy::string::removeFileExt(*it);
 		m_pluginTable.insert(std::make_pair(filename, library));
-		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "loaded plugin: %s", (*it).c_str()));
+
+		const char * version = (char*)invoke( filename.c_str(),"version",NULL);
+		if (version == NULL) {
+			version = kPre174Plugin;
+		}
+
+		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "loaded plugin: %s (%s)", (*it).c_str(),version));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchPluginWindows.cpp b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchPluginWindows.cpp
index 1f560e06..37440d7c 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchPluginWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchPluginWindows.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ typedef void (*cleanupFunc)();
 
 void* g_eventTarget = NULL;
 IEventQueue* g_events = NULL;
+static const char * kPre174Plugin = "Pre-1.7.v";
 
 ArchPluginWindows::ArchPluginWindows()
 {
@@ -69,9 +70,9 @@ ArchPluginWindows::load()
 		String filename = synergy::string::removeFileExt(*it);
 		m_pluginTable.insert(std::make_pair(filename, lib));
 
-		char * version = (char*)invoke( filename.c_str(),"version",NULL);
+		const char * version = (char*)invoke( filename.c_str(),"version",NULL);
 		if (version == NULL) {
-			version = "Pre-1.7.4";
+			version = kPre174Plugin;
 		}
 
 		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "loaded plugin: %s (%s)", (*it).c_str(),version));