diff --git a/src/SConstruct b/src/SConstruct
index b12a75cd3..f20fffd52 100644
--- a/src/SConstruct
+++ b/src/SConstruct
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ else:
 								template = template)
 	
 	sources = [runner] + files.sources
+
+	# build xpcc_build_info.hpp file
+	env.BuildInfoHeader()
 	
 	# build the program
 	program = env.Program(target = 'executable',
diff --git a/templates/unittest/runner_stm32.cpp.in b/templates/unittest/runner_stm32.cpp.in
index 32396a9bd..6dde3c53a 100644
--- a/templates/unittest/runner_stm32.cpp.in
+++ b/templates/unittest/runner_stm32.cpp.in
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #include <xpcc/architecture/platform.hpp>
 
+#include <xpcc_build_info.hpp>
+
 #include <unittest/reporter.hpp>
 #include <unittest/controller.hpp>
 
@@ -36,6 +38,11 @@ main()
 
 	loggerDevice.write("Unittests (" __DATE__ ", " __TIME__")\n");
 
+	XPCC_LOG_INFO << "Machine:  " << XPCC_BUILD_MACHINE  << xpcc::endl;
+	XPCC_LOG_INFO << "User:     " << XPCC_BUILD_USER     << xpcc::endl;
+	XPCC_LOG_INFO << "Os:       " << XPCC_BUILD_OS       << xpcc::endl;
+	XPCC_LOG_INFO << "Compiler: " << XPCC_BUILD_COMPILER << xpcc::endl;
+
 	unittest::Reporter reporter(loggerDevice);
 	unittest::Controller::instance().setReporter(reporter);