diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index dc1eceb1..ee192d9f 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
              ]}.
 
 {escript_name, rebar3}.
+{escript_comment, "%%Rebar3 3.14.0-rc1\n"}.
 {escript_emu_args, "%%! +sbtu +A1\n"}.
 %% escript_incl_extra is for internal rebar-private use only.
 %% Do not use outside rebar. Config interface is not stable.
diff --git a/src/rebar_prv_local_install.erl b/src/rebar_prv_local_install.erl
index cd6a2047..8b0ef48f 100644
--- a/src/rebar_prv_local_install.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_prv_local_install.erl
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ format_error(Reason) ->
     io_lib:format("~p", [Reason]).
 
 bin_contents(OutputDir) ->
+    {ok, Vsn} = application:get_key(rebar, vsn),
     <<"#!/usr/bin/env sh
-
+## Rebar3 ", (iolist_to_binary(Vsn))/binary, "
 erl -pz ", (rebar_utils:to_binary(OutputDir))/binary,"/*/ebin +sbtu +A1 -noshell -boot start_clean -s rebar3 main $REBAR3_ERL_ARGS -extra \"$@\"
 ">>.