diff --git a/clients/native/src/main.rs b/clients/native/src/main.rs
index edb7c56f1a..f8fd2df71b 100644
--- a/clients/native/src/main.rs
+++ b/clients/native/src/main.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use std::error::Error;
 
-use clap::{crate_version, Parser};
+use clap::{crate_name, crate_version, Parser};
 use logging::setup_logging;
 use network_defaults::setup_env;
 
@@ -15,26 +15,9 @@ pub mod websocket;
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
     setup_logging();
-    println!("{}", banner());
+    println!("{}", logging::banner(crate_name!(), crate_version!()));
 
     let args = commands::Cli::parse();
     setup_env(args.config_env_file.as_ref());
     commands::execute(&args).await
 }
-
-fn banner() -> String {
-    format!(
-        r#"
-
-      _ __  _   _ _ __ ___
-     | '_ \| | | | '_ \ _ \
-     | | | | |_| | | | | | |
-     |_| |_|\__, |_| |_| |_|
-            |___/
-
-             (client - version {:})
-
-    "#,
-        crate_version!()
-    )
-}
diff --git a/clients/socks5/src/main.rs b/clients/socks5/src/main.rs
index 6dcd9183ab..9c8fcdb87a 100644
--- a/clients/socks5/src/main.rs
+++ b/clients/socks5/src/main.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use std::error::Error;
 
-use clap::{crate_version, Parser};
+use clap::{crate_name, crate_version, Parser};
 use logging::setup_logging;
 use network_defaults::setup_env;
 
@@ -15,26 +15,9 @@ pub mod socks;
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
     setup_logging();
-    println!("{}", banner());
+    println!("{}", logging::banner(crate_name!(), crate_version!()));
 
     let args = commands::Cli::parse();
     setup_env(args.config_env_file.as_ref());
     commands::execute(&args).await
 }
-
-fn banner() -> String {
-    format!(
-        r#"
-
-      _ __  _   _ _ __ ___
-     | '_ \| | | | '_ \ _ \
-     | | | | |_| | | | | | |
-     |_| |_|\__, |_| |_| |_|
-            |___/
-
-             (socks5 proxy - version {:})
-
-    "#,
-        crate_version!()
-    )
-}
diff --git a/common/logging/Cargo.toml b/common/logging/Cargo.toml
index 14d2e3a737..c0e2159864 100644
--- a/common/logging/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/logging/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 log = "0.4.0"
-pretty_env_logger = "0.4.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+pretty_env_logger = "0.4.0"
diff --git a/common/logging/src/lib.rs b/common/logging/src/lib.rs
index 6c026e9b90..9ab981e6ac 100644
--- a/common/logging/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/logging/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,3 +23,20 @@ pub fn setup_logging() {
         .filter_module("sled", log::LevelFilter::Warn)
         .init();
 }
+
+pub fn banner(crate_name: &str, crate_version: &str) -> String {
+    format!(
+        r#"
+
+      _ __  _   _ _ __ ___
+     | '_ \| | | | '_ \ _ \
+     | | | | |_| | | | | | |
+     |_| |_|\__, |_| |_| |_|
+            |___/
+
+             ({:} - version {:})
+
+    "#,
+        crate_name, crate_version
+    )
+}
diff --git a/gateway/src/main.rs b/gateway/src/main.rs
index 58577d03c0..bb7740fb72 100644
--- a/gateway/src/main.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 use build_information::BinaryBuildInformation;
-use clap::{crate_version, Parser, ValueEnum};
+use clap::{crate_name, crate_version, Parser, ValueEnum};
 use colored::Colorize;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use log::error;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl Cli {
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
     setup_logging();
     if atty::is(atty::Stream::Stdout) {
-        println!("{}", banner());
+        println!("{}", logging::banner(crate_name!(), crate_version!()));
     }
 
     let args = Cli::parse();
@@ -82,23 +82,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
     })
 }
 
-fn banner() -> String {
-    format!(
-        r#"
-
-      _ __  _   _ _ __ ___
-     | '_ \| | | | '_ \ _ \
-     | | | | |_| | | | | | |
-     |_| |_|\__, |_| |_| |_|
-            |___/
-
-             (gateway - version {:})
-
-    "#,
-        crate_version!()
-    )
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/mixnode/src/main.rs b/mixnode/src/main.rs
index 11e06b8569..adb9556530 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/main.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/main.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ extern crate rocket;
 
 use ::config::defaults::setup_env;
 use build_information::BinaryBuildInformation;
-use clap::{crate_version, Parser, ValueEnum};
+use clap::{crate_name, crate_version, Parser, ValueEnum};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use logging::setup_logging;
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl Cli {
 async fn main() {
     setup_logging();
     if atty::is(atty::Stream::Stdout) {
-        println!("{}", banner());
+        println!("{}", logging::banner(crate_name!(), crate_version!()));
     }
 
     let args = Cli::parse();
@@ -72,23 +72,6 @@ async fn main() {
     commands::execute(args).await;
 }
 
-fn banner() -> String {
-    format!(
-        r#"
-
-      _ __  _   _ _ __ ___
-     | '_ \| | | | '_ \ _ \
-     | | | | |_| | | | | | |
-     |_| |_|\__, |_| |_| |_|
-            |___/
-
-             (mixnode - version {:})
-
-    "#,
-        crate_version!()
-    )
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;