diff --git a/dd-trace/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/DDTracer.java b/dd-trace/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/DDTracer.java
index 933c2f45fb1..605f667e1ab 100644
--- a/dd-trace/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/DDTracer.java
+++ b/dd-trace/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/DDTracer.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
  */
 public class DDTracer implements io.opentracing.Tracer {
 
+	public final static String CURRENT_VERSION = DDTracer.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
+	public final static String JAVA_VERSION = System.getProperty("java.version", "unknown");
+
 	/**
 	 * Writer is an charge of reporting traces and spans to the desired endpoint
 	 */
diff --git a/dd-trace/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/writer/DDApi.java b/dd-trace/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/writer/DDApi.java
index 21df592c8fb..164eeba3a6f 100644
--- a/dd-trace/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/writer/DDApi.java
+++ b/dd-trace/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/writer/DDApi.java
@@ -1,93 +1,101 @@
 package com.datadoghq.trace.writer;
 
-import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
-import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
 import com.datadoghq.trace.DDBaseSpan;
+import com.datadoghq.trace.DDTracer;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonFactory;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * The API pointing to a DD agent
  */
 public class DDApi {
 
-    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DDApi.class.getName());
+	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DDApi.class.getName());
+
+
+	private static final String TRACES_ENDPOINT = "/v0.3/traces";
+
+	private final String tracesEndpoint;
 
-    private static final String TRACES_ENDPOINT = "/v0.3/traces";
-//    private static final String SERVICES_ENDPOINT = "/v0.3/services";
+	private final ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+	private final JsonFactory jsonFactory = objectMapper.getFactory();
 
-    private final String tracesEndpoint;
-//    private final String servicesEndpoint;
-    
-    private final ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
-    private final JsonFactory jsonFactory = objectMapper.getFactory();
+	public DDApi(String host, int port) {
+		this.tracesEndpoint = "http://" + host + ":" + port + TRACES_ENDPOINT;
+	}
 
-    public DDApi(String host, int port) {
-        this.tracesEndpoint = "http://" + host + ":" + port + TRACES_ENDPOINT;
-//      this.servicesEndpoint = "http://" + host + ":" + port + SERVICES_ENDPOINT;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * Send traces to the DD agent
+	 *
+	 * @param traces the traces to be sent
+	 * @return the staus code returned
+	 */
+	public boolean sendTraces(List<List<DDBaseSpan<?>>> traces) {
+		int status = callPUT(traces);
+		if (status == 200) {
+			logger.debug("Succesfully sent {} traces to the DD agent.", traces.size());
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			logger.warn("Error while sending {} traces to the DD agent. Status: {}", traces.size(), status);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 
-    /**
-     * Send traces to the DD agent
-     *
-     * @param traces the traces to be sent
-     * @return the staus code returned
-     */
-    public boolean sendTraces(List<List<DDBaseSpan<?>>> traces) {
-        int status = callPUT(tracesEndpoint, traces);
-        if (status == 200) {
-            logger.debug("Succesfully sent {} traces to the DD agent.", traces.size());
-            return true;
-        } else {
-            logger.warn("Error while sending {} traces to the DD agent. Status: {}", traces.size(), status);
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
+	/**
+	 * PUT to an endpoint the provided JSON content
+	 *
+	 * @param endpoint
+	 * @param content
+	 * @return the status code
+	 */
+	private int callPUT(Object content) {
+		HttpURLConnection httpCon = null;
+		try {
+			httpCon = getHttpURLConnection();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			logger.warn("Error thrown before PUT call to the DD agent.", e);
+			return -1;
+		}
 
-    /**
-     * PUT to an endpoint the provided JSON content
-     *
-     * @param endpoint
-     * @param content
-     * @return the status code
-     */
-    private int callPUT(String endpoint, Object content) {
-        HttpURLConnection httpCon = null;
-        try {
-            URL url = new URL(endpoint);
-            httpCon = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
-            httpCon.setDoOutput(true);
-            httpCon.setRequestMethod("PUT");
-            httpCon.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json");
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.warn("Error thrown before PUT call to the DD agent.", e);
-            return -1;
-        }
+		try {
+			OutputStreamWriter out = new OutputStreamWriter(httpCon.getOutputStream());
+			JsonGenerator jsonGen = jsonFactory.createGenerator(out);
+			objectMapper.writeValue(jsonGen, content);
+			jsonGen.flush();
+			jsonGen.close();
+			int responseCode = httpCon.getResponseCode();
+			if (responseCode == 200) {
+				logger.debug("Sent the payload to the DD agent.");
+			} else {
+				logger.warn("Could not send the payload to the DD agent. Status: {} ResponseMessage: {}", httpCon.getResponseCode(), httpCon.getResponseMessage());
+			}
+			return responseCode;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			logger.warn("Could not send the payload to the DD agent.", e);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
 
-        try {
-            OutputStreamWriter out = new OutputStreamWriter(httpCon.getOutputStream());
-            JsonGenerator jsonGen = jsonFactory.createGenerator(out);
-            objectMapper.writeValue(jsonGen, content);
-            jsonGen.flush();
-            jsonGen.close();
-            int responseCode = httpCon.getResponseCode();
-            if (responseCode == 200) {
-                logger.debug("Sent the payload to the DD agent.");
-            } else {
-                logger.warn("Could not send the payload to the DD agent. Status: {} ResponseMessage: {}", httpCon.getResponseCode(), httpCon.getResponseMessage());
-            }
-            return responseCode;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.warn("Could not send the payload to the DD agent.", e);
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
+	private HttpURLConnection getHttpURLConnection() throws IOException {
+		HttpURLConnection httpCon;
+		URL url = new URL(tracesEndpoint);
+		httpCon = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+		httpCon.setDoOutput(true);
+		httpCon.setRequestMethod("PUT");
+		httpCon.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json");
+		httpCon.setRequestProperty("Datadog-Meta-Lang", "java");
+		httpCon.setRequestProperty("Datadog-Meta-Lang-Version", DDTracer.JAVA_VERSION);
+		httpCon.setRequestProperty("Datadog-Meta-Tracer-Version", DDTracer.CURRENT_VERSION);
+		return httpCon;
+	}
 
 }