diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/bytebuddy/EnhancerImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/bytebuddy/EnhancerImpl.java
index 934878f0d0..2aedd227dc 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/bytebuddy/EnhancerImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/bytebuddy/EnhancerImpl.java
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ import jakarta.persistence.Access;
 import jakarta.persistence.AccessType;
 import jakarta.persistence.Transient;
 
+import org.hibernate.Version;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.internal.tracker.CompositeOwnerTracker;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.internal.tracker.DirtyTracker;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.CollectionTracker;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.EnhancementContext;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.EnhancementException;
+import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.EnhancementInfo;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.Enhancer;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.EnhancerConstants;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.UnloadedField;
@@ -68,6 +70,21 @@ import net.bytebuddy.pool.TypePool;
 public class EnhancerImpl implements Enhancer {
 
 	private static final CoreMessageLogger log = CoreLogging.messageLogger( Enhancer.class );
+	private static final Annotation HIBERNATE_VERSION_ANNOTATION;
+
+	static {
+		HIBERNATE_VERSION_ANNOTATION = new EnhancementInfo() {
+			@Override
+			public String version() {
+				return Version.getVersionString();
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType() {
+				return EnhancementInfo.class;
+			}
+		};
+	}
 
 	protected final ByteBuddyEnhancementContext enhancementContext;
 	private final ByteBuddyState byteBuddyState;
@@ -160,6 +177,8 @@ public class EnhancerImpl implements Enhancer {
 			return null;
 		}
 
+		builder = builder.annotateType( HIBERNATE_VERSION_ANNOTATION );
+
 		if ( enhancementContext.isEntityClass( managedCtClass ) ) {
 			log.debugf( "Enhancing [%s] as Entity", managedCtClass.getName() );
 			builder = builder.implement( ManagedEntity.class )
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/spi/EnhancementInfo.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/spi/EnhancementInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7875a5f451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/spi/EnhancementInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
+ */
+package org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Provides basic information about the enhancement done to a class.
+ */
+@Target( ElementType.TYPE )
+@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
+public @interface EnhancementInfo {
+
+	/**
+	 * The Hibernate version used for enhancement.
+	 */
+	String version();
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bytecode/enhancement/basic/BasicEnhancementTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bytecode/enhancement/basic/BasicEnhancementTest.java
index 81189cce1f..b5fc8c19ff 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bytecode/enhancement/basic/BasicEnhancementTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bytecode/enhancement/basic/BasicEnhancementTest.java
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.orm.test.bytecode.enhancement.basic;
 
+import org.hibernate.Version;
+import org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.EnhancementInfo;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.ManagedEntity;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.PersistentAttributeInterceptable;
+import org.hibernate.orm.test.legacy.Simple;
 
+import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
 import org.hibernate.testing.bytecode.enhancement.BytecodeEnhancerRunner;
 import org.hibernate.testing.bytecode.enhancement.EnhancerTestUtils;
 import org.junit.Assert;
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.hibernate.testing.junit4.ExtraAssertions.assertTyping;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
@@ -56,6 +61,15 @@ public class BasicEnhancementTest {
         assertSame( managedEntity, managedEntity.$$_hibernate_getPreviousManagedEntity() );
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-13439")
+    public void enhancementInfoTest() {
+        EnhancementInfo info = SimpleEntity.class.getAnnotation( EnhancementInfo.class );
+        assertNotNull( "EnhancementInfo was not applied", info );
+
+        assertEquals( Version.getVersionString(), info.version() );
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void basicInterceptableTest() {
         SimpleEntity entity = new SimpleEntity();