diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 89cd6432..238eb8f3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ else (SQLITECPP_INTERNAL_SQLITE)
         endif()
     else()
         find_package (SQLite3 REQUIRED)
-        message(STATUS "Link to sqlite3 system library")
+        message(STATUS "Link to sqlite3 system library ${SQLite3_VERSION}")
         target_link_libraries(SQLiteCpp PUBLIC SQLite::SQLite3)
         if(SQLite3_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.19")
             set_target_properties(SQLiteCpp PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-DSQLITECPP_HAS_MEM_STRUCT")