diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/execute/ArgLineBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/execute/ArgLineBuilder.java
index 65c107f8..9184b9fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/execute/ArgLineBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/execute/ArgLineBuilder.java
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ public ArgLineBuilder plugins(Collection<ResolvedPlugin> plugins, Path outputPat
     return this;
   }
 
+  public List<String> version() {
+    return List.of(args.get(0), "--version");
+  }
+
   private ArgLineBuilder langOut(String type, Path outputPath, boolean lite) {
     ++outputTargetCount;
     var flag = lite
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/execute/CommandLineExecutor.java b/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/execute/CommandLineExecutor.java
index 4ccaa151..74342860 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/execute/CommandLineExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/execute/CommandLineExecutor.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
- * Executor for commands.
+ * Executor for {@code protoc} commands.
  *
  * @author Ashley Scopes
  */
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ public final class CommandLineExecutor {
 
   @Inject
   public CommandLineExecutor() {
-    // Static-only class.
+    // Nothing to do here.
   }
 
-  public boolean execute(List<String> args) throws IOException {
+  public boolean execute(boolean silent, List<String> args) throws IOException {
     log.info("Calling protoc with the following command line: {}", Shlex.quoteShellArgs(args));
 
     var procBuilder = new ProcessBuilder(args);
@@ -47,19 +47,7 @@ public boolean execute(List<String> args) throws IOException {
     procBuilder.inheritIO();
 
     try {
-      var startTimeNs = System.nanoTime();
-      var proc = procBuilder.start();
-      var exitCode = proc.waitFor();
-      var elapsedTimeMs = ms(System.nanoTime() - startTimeNs);
-
-      if (exitCode == 0) {
-        log.info("Protoc completed after {}ms", elapsedTimeMs);
-        return true;
-      } else {
-        log.error("Protoc returned exit code {} after {}ms", exitCode, elapsedTimeMs);
-        return false;
-      }
-
+      return run(procBuilder);
     } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
       Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
       var newEx = new InterruptedIOException("Compilation was interrupted");
@@ -68,7 +56,18 @@ public boolean execute(List<String> args) throws IOException {
     }
   }
 
-  private static long ms(long ns) {
-    return ns / 1_000_000L;
+  private boolean run(ProcessBuilder procBuilder) throws InterruptedException, IOException {
+    var startTimeNs = System.nanoTime();
+    var proc = procBuilder.start();
+    var exitCode = proc.waitFor();
+    var elapsedTimeMs = (System.nanoTime() - startTimeNs) / 1_000_000L;
+
+    if (exitCode == 0) {
+      log.info("Protoc returned exit code 0 (success) after {}ms", elapsedTimeMs);
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      log.error("Protoc returned exit code {} (error) after {}ms", exitCode, elapsedTimeMs);
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/generate/SourceCodeGenerator.java b/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/generate/SourceCodeGenerator.java
index 1c21c980..612265ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/generate/SourceCodeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/generate/SourceCodeGenerator.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public SourceCodeGenerator(
 
   public boolean generate(GenerationRequest request) throws ResolutionException, IOException {
     var protocPath = discoverProtocPath(request);
+
     var plugins = discoverPlugins(request);
     var importPaths = discoverImportPaths(request);
     var sourcePaths = discoverCompilableSources(request);
@@ -114,13 +115,23 @@ public boolean generate(GenerationRequest request) throws ResolutionException, I
         .flatMap(Collection::stream)
         .collect(Collectors.toCollection(LinkedHashSet::new));
 
-    return commandLineExecutor.execute(argLineBuilder.compile(sourceFiles));
+    if (!logProtocVersion(protocPath)) {
+      log.error("Unable to execute protoc. Ensure the binary is compatible for this platform!");
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return commandLineExecutor.execute(false, argLineBuilder.compile(sourceFiles));
   }
 
   private Path discoverProtocPath(GenerationRequest request) throws ResolutionException {
     return protocResolver.resolve(request.getMavenSession(), request.getProtocVersion());
   }
 
+  private boolean logProtocVersion(Path protocPath) throws IOException {
+    var args = new ArgLineBuilder(protocPath).version();
+    return commandLineExecutor.execute(true, args);
+  }
+
   private Collection<ResolvedPlugin> discoverPlugins(
       GenerationRequest request
   ) throws IOException, ResolutionException {