diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index dddbdc1..6f37cc5 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ volumes:
       path: /run/docker.sock
 
 steps:
+  - name: Notify Datadog That we are starting
+    image: masci/drone-datadog
+    settings:
+      api_key:
+        from_secret: Datadog
+      events:
+        - title: "Begin Build: ${DRONE_REPO}(${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER})"
+          text: "${DRONE_COMMIT_MESSAGE}(${DRONE_COMMIT_LINK})"
+          alert_type: "info"
+          host: ${DRONE_SYSTEM_HOSTNAME}
+
   - name: Validate code base and dependencies
     # image: golang:1.16-alpine3.13
     image: dragonheim/golang:1.16.4