diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/ConjurePythonGenerator.java b/conjure-python-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/ConjurePythonGenerator.java
index 6bbdce5d9..38b94cc37 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/ConjurePythonGenerator.java
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/ConjurePythonGenerator.java
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ private PythonFile getImplPythonFile(
                         .pythonPackage(rootPackage)
                         .fileName(IMPL_PY)
                         .contents(pythonSnippets)
+                        .generatorVersion(config.generatorVersion())
                         .build())
                 .values()
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ private List<PythonFile> getInitFiles(
                         .pythonPackage(pythonPackage)
                         .fileName(INIT_PY)
                         .contents(pythonSnippets)
+                        .generatorVersion(config.generatorVersion())
                         .build())
                 .values()
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
@@ -224,6 +226,7 @@ private PythonFile getRootInit(Set<PythonPackage> packageNames, PythonPackage ro
         PythonFile.Builder builder = PythonFile.builder()
                 .pythonPackage(PythonPackage.of(config.pythonicPackageName().orElse(".")))
                 .fileName(INIT_PY)
+                .generatorVersion(config.generatorVersion())
                 .addContents(AllSnippet.builder()
                         .pythonPackage(rootPackage)
                         .contents(packageNames.stream()
@@ -266,6 +269,7 @@ private PythonFile buildPythonSetupFile(PythonPackage rootPackage) {
                 .pythonPackage(PythonPackage.of("."))
                 .fileName("setup.py")
                 .addContents(builder.build())
+                .generatorVersion(config.generatorVersion())
                 .build();
     }
 
@@ -276,6 +280,7 @@ private PythonFile buildPyTypedFile() {
         return PythonFile.builder()
                 .pythonPackage(PythonPackage.of(config.pythonicPackageName().get()))
                 .fileName("py.typed")
+                .generatorVersion(config.generatorVersion())
                 .build();
     }
 
@@ -292,6 +297,7 @@ private PythonFile buildCondaMetaYamlFile(PythonPackage rootPackage) {
                                 "conjure-python-client >=%s,<%s",
                                 config.minConjureClientVersion(), config.maxConjureClientVersion()))
                         .build())
+                .generatorVersion(config.generatorVersion())
                 .build();
     }
 
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/poet/PythonFile.java b/conjure-python-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/poet/PythonFile.java
index 0b3cc89a4..1c2867243 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/poet/PythonFile.java
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/poet/PythonFile.java
@@ -34,9 +34,15 @@ public interface PythonFile extends Emittable {
 
     List<PythonSnippet> contents();
 
+    String generatorVersion();
+
     @Override
     default void emit(PythonPoetWriter poetWriter) {
         poetWriter.writeLine("# coding=utf-8");
+        poetWriter.writeIndentedLine("# This file has been generated by conjure-python version %s", generatorVersion());
+        poetWriter.writeIndentedLine("# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python");
+        poetWriter.writeLine();
+
         poetWriter.maintainingIndent(() -> {
             Map<String, Set<NamedImport>> imports = contents().stream()
                     .flatMap(pythonSnippet -> pythonSnippet.imports().stream())
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/conda_recipe/meta.yaml b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
index 253fc76be..8a01f3bf4 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 package:
     name: package-name
     version: 0.0.0
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/__init__.py
index 12abd7683..3a1f2cc61 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 __all__ = [
     'another',
     'package_name',
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/_impl.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/_impl.py
index ab406a88a..53eb8643a 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/_impl.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/_impl.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 import builtins
 from conjure_python_client import (
     BinaryType,
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/another/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/another/__init__.py
index 920db9460..6364f8487 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/another/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/another/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     another_TestService as TestService,
 )
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/package_name/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/package_name/__init__.py
index 06be51fbb..965f6b0e5 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/package_name/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/package_name/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     package_name_TypeInPackageWithTheSameNameAsRootPackage as TypeInPackageWithTheSameNameAsRootPackage,
 )
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/product/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/product/__init__.py
index 367d9bf1a..17e824133 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/product/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/product/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     product_CreateDatasetRequest as CreateDatasetRequest,
 )
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/product_datasets/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/product_datasets/__init__.py
index 766bae880..73f00ac18 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/product_datasets/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/product_datasets/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     product_datasets_BackingFileSystem as BackingFileSystem,
     product_datasets_Dataset as Dataset,
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/py.typed b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/py.typed
index 9bad5790a..5fe5c71e9 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/py.typed
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/package_name/py.typed
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/setup.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/setup.py
index 90f0f5f52..e7ff3471c 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/setup.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/services/expected/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from setuptools import (
     find_packages,
     setup,
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/conda_recipe/meta.yaml b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
index 253fc76be..8a01f3bf4 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 package:
     name: package-name
     version: 0.0.0
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/__init__.py
index 84425f7d5..f2e6a3f7e 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 __all__ = [
     'another',
     'nested_deeply_nested_service',
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/_impl.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/_impl.py
index bec68ef4d..cd802e226 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/_impl.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/_impl.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from abc import (
     abstractmethod,
 )
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/another/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/another/__init__.py
index 920db9460..6364f8487 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/another/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/another/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     another_TestService as TestService,
 )
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_deeply_nested_service/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_deeply_nested_service/__init__.py
index 65c4e376c..02a58f4c3 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_deeply_nested_service/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_deeply_nested_service/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     nested_deeply_nested_service_DeeplyNestedService as DeeplyNestedService,
 )
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_service/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_service/__init__.py
index 3e0053e01..ab7881f00 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_service/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_service/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     nested_service_SimpleNestedService as SimpleNestedService,
     nested_service_SimpleObject as SimpleObject,
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_service2/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_service2/__init__.py
index 3c42949ee..ca9792530 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_service2/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/nested_service2/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     nested_service2_SimpleNestedService2 as SimpleNestedService2,
 )
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/package_name/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/package_name/__init__.py
index 06be51fbb..965f6b0e5 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/package_name/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/package_name/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     package_name_TypeInPackageWithTheSameNameAsRootPackage as TypeInPackageWithTheSameNameAsRootPackage,
 )
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/product/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/product/__init__.py
index d92acf564..d57f37e5b 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/product/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/product/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     product_AliasAsMapKeyExample as AliasAsMapKeyExample,
     product_AnyExample as AnyExample,
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/product_datasets/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/product_datasets/__init__.py
index 766bae880..73f00ac18 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/product_datasets/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/product_datasets/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     product_datasets_BackingFileSystem as BackingFileSystem,
     product_datasets_Dataset as Dataset,
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/py.typed b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/py.typed
index 9bad5790a..5fe5c71e9 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/py.typed
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/py.typed
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/with_imports/__init__.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/with_imports/__init__.py
index 9893c46e5..3f2039aed 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/with_imports/__init__.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/package_name/with_imports/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from .._impl import (
     with_imports_AliasImportedObject as AliasImportedObject,
     with_imports_AliasImportedPrimitiveAlias as AliasImportedPrimitiveAlias,
diff --git a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/setup.py b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/setup.py
index 90f0f5f52..e7ff3471c 100644
--- a/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/setup.py
+++ b/conjure-python-core/src/test/resources/types/expected/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+# This file has been generated by conjure-python version 0.0.0
+# https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python
+
 from setuptools import (
     find_packages,
     setup,