diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2740b06..2dbe304 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // Get versions
     let sd_version = systemd::SystemdVersion::local_system()?;
     let kernel_version = systemd::KernelVersion::local_system()?;
-    log::info!("Detected Systemd version: {sd_version}, Linux kernel version: {kernel_version}");
+    let strace_version = strace::StraceVersion::local_system()?;
+    log::info!("Detected versions: Systemd {sd_version}, Linux kernel {kernel_version}, strace {strace_version}");
+    if strace_version < strace::StraceVersion::new(6, 4) {
+        log::warn!("Strace version >=6.4 is strongly recommended, if you experience strace output parsing errors, please consider upgrading")
+    }
 
     // Parse cl args
     let args = cl::Args::parse();
diff --git a/src/strace/mod.rs b/src/strace/mod.rs
index 1fc9eac..2f774a3 100644
--- a/src/strace/mod.rs
+++ b/src/strace/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 //! Strace related code
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fmt;
+use std::io::BufRead;
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::str;
 
 mod parser;
 mod run;
@@ -82,3 +86,43 @@ impl IntegerExpression {
 }
 
 pub type SyscallRetVal = i128; // allows holding both signed and unsigned 64 bit integers
+
+#[derive(Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct StraceVersion {
+    pub major: u16,
+    pub minor: u16,
+}
+
+impl StraceVersion {
+    pub fn new(major: u16, minor: u16) -> Self {
+        Self { major, minor }
+    }
+
+    pub fn local_system() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        let output = Command::new("strace").arg("--version").output()?;
+        if !output.status.success() {
+            anyhow::bail!("strace invocation failed with code {:?}", output.status);
+        }
+        let version_line = output
+            .stdout
+            .lines()
+            .next()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Unable to get strace version"))??;
+        let (major, minor) = version_line
+            .rsplit_once(' ')
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Unable to get strace version"))?
+            .1
+            .split_once('.')
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Unable to get strace version"))?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            major: major.parse()?,
+            minor: minor.parse()?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for StraceVersion {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}.{}", self.major, self.minor)
+    }
+}