diff --git a/src/appleseed-max-impl/appleseedrenderer/appleseedrenderer.cpp b/src/appleseed-max-impl/appleseedrenderer/appleseedrenderer.cpp
index 8a653c4..07d3b8c 100644
--- a/src/appleseed-max-impl/appleseedrenderer/appleseedrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/appleseed-max-impl/appleseedrenderer/appleseedrenderer.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 // appleseed.foundation headers.
 #include "foundation/image/canvasproperties.h"
 #include "foundation/image/image.h"
+#include "foundation/platform/system.h"
 #include "foundation/platform/thread.h"
 #include "foundation/platform/types.h"
 #include "foundation/utility/autoreleaseptr.h"
@@ -1072,9 +1073,6 @@ void AppleseedRendererPBlockAccessor::Set(
 
 AppleseedRendererClassDesc g_appleseed_renderer_classdesc;
 asf::auto_release_ptr<DialogLogTarget> g_dialog_log_target;
-#if MAX_RELEASE < 19000
-AppleseedRECompatible g_appleseed_renderelement_compatible;
-#endif
 AppleseedRendererPBlockAccessor g_pblock_accessor;
 
 ParamBlockDesc2 g_param_block_desc(
@@ -2157,7 +2155,13 @@ int AppleseedRenderer::Render(
     }
 
     if (!m_rend_params.inMtlEdit || m_settings.m_log_material_editor_messages)
+    {
         create_log_window();
+        print_appleseed_library_information();
+        print_appleseed_library_features();
+        print_third_party_libraries_information();
+        asf::System::print_information(asr::global_logger());
+    }
 
     if (renderer_settings.m_enable_noise_seed)
     {
@@ -2238,6 +2242,7 @@ int AppleseedRenderer::Render(
 
             if (progress_cb)
                 progress_cb->SetTitle(L"Rendering...");
+
             if (m_settings.m_low_priority_mode)
             {
                 asf::ProcessPriorityContext background_context(
diff --git a/src/appleseed-max-impl/utilities.cpp b/src/appleseed-max-impl/utilities.cpp
index 52d0717..a1e2183 100644
--- a/src/appleseed-max-impl/utilities.cpp
+++ b/src/appleseed-max-impl/utilities.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include "renderer/api/texture.h"
 
 // appleseed.foundation headers.
+#include "foundation/core/appleseed.h"
+#include "foundation/core/thirdparties.h"
 #include "foundation/image/canvasproperties.h"
 #include "foundation/image/tile.h"
 #include "foundation/utility/searchpaths.h"
@@ -68,6 +70,88 @@
 namespace asf = foundation;
 namespace asr = renderer;
 
+const char* to_enabled_disabled(const bool value)
+{
+    return value ? "enabled" : "disabled";
+}
+
+void print_appleseed_library_information()
+{
+    RENDERER_LOG_INFO(
+        "appleseed for Autodesk 3ds Max using %s version %s, %s configuration\n"
+        "compiled on %s at %s using %s version %s\n"
+        "copyright (c) 2010-2013 Francois Beaune, Jupiter Jazz Limited\n"
+        "copyright (c) 2014-2019 The appleseedhq Organization\n"
+        "this software is released under the MIT license (https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).\n"
+        "visit https://appleseedhq.net/ for additional information and resources.",
+        asf::Appleseed::get_lib_name(),
+        asf::Appleseed::get_lib_version(),
+        asf::Appleseed::get_lib_configuration(),
+        asf::Appleseed::get_lib_compilation_date(),
+        asf::Appleseed::get_lib_compilation_time(),
+        asf::Compiler::get_compiler_name(),
+        asf::Compiler::get_compiler_version());
+}
+
+void print_appleseed_library_features()
+{
+    const bool WithDisneyMaterial =
+#ifdef APPLESEED_WITH_DISNEY_MATERIAL
+        true;
+#else
+        false;
+#endif
+
+    const bool WithEmbree =
+#ifdef APPLESEED_WITH_EMBREE
+        true;
+#else
+        false;
+#endif
+
+    const bool WithSpectralSupport =
+#ifdef APPLESEED_WITH_SPECTRAL_SUPPORT
+        true;
+#else
+        false;
+#endif
+
+    const bool WithGPUSupport =
+#ifdef APPLESEED_WITH_GPU
+        true;
+#else
+        false;
+#endif
+
+    RENDERER_LOG_INFO(
+        "library features:\n"
+        "  Instruction sets              %s\n"
+        "  Disney material with SeExpr   %s\n"
+        "  Embree                        %s\n"
+        "  Spectral support              %s\n"
+        "  GPU support                   %s",
+        asf::Appleseed::get_lib_cpu_features(),
+        to_enabled_disabled(WithDisneyMaterial),
+        to_enabled_disabled(WithEmbree),
+        to_enabled_disabled(WithSpectralSupport),
+        to_enabled_disabled(WithGPUSupport));
+}
+
+void print_third_party_libraries_information()
+{
+    const asf::LibraryVersionArray versions = asf::ThirdParties::get_versions();
+    RENDERER_LOG_INFO("third party libraries:\n");
+    for (size_t i = 0, e = versions.size(); i < e; ++i)
+    {
+        const asf::APIStringPair& version = versions[i];
+        const char* lib_name = version.m_first.c_str();
+        const char* lib_version = version.m_second.c_str();
+        const size_t lib_name_length = std::strlen(lib_name);
+        const std::string spacing(30 - lib_name_length, ' ');
+        RENDERER_LOG_INFO("  %s%s%s", lib_name, spacing.c_str(), lib_version);
+    }
+}
+
 void update_map_buttons(IParamMap2* param_map)
 {
     if (param_map == nullptr)
diff --git a/src/appleseed-max-impl/utilities.h b/src/appleseed-max-impl/utilities.h
index 9a6ebb4..0d5afe8 100644
--- a/src/appleseed-max-impl/utilities.h
+++ b/src/appleseed-max-impl/utilities.h
@@ -130,6 +130,19 @@ std::string insert_procedural_texture_and_instance(
     renderer::ParamArray        texture_instance_params = renderer::ParamArray());
 
 
+//
+// Version information functions.
+//
+
+void print_appleseed_library_information();
+
+void print_appleseed_library_features();
+
+const char* to_enabled_disabled(const bool value);
+
+void print_third_party_libraries_information();
+
+
 //
 // Implementation.
 //