diff --git a/esphome/__main__.py b/esphome/__main__.py
index 603a06bdd2..c7c83ad83b 100644
--- a/esphome/__main__.py
+++ b/esphome/__main__.py
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ def run_esphome(argv):
             _LOGGER.error(e, exc_info=args.verbose)
             return 1
 
-    safe_print(f"ESPHome {const.__version__}")
+    _LOGGER.info("ESPHome %s", const.__version__)
 
     for conf_path in args.configuration:
         if any(os.path.basename(conf_path) == x for x in SECRETS_FILES):