diff --git a/ctlearn/version.py b/ctlearn/version.py
index 2bba44e8..7a7e00b7 100644
--- a/ctlearn/version.py
+++ b/ctlearn/version.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def get_git_describe_version(abbrev=7):
         with open(devnull, "w") as fnull:
             arguments = [GIT_COMMAND, "describe", "--tags", "--abbrev=%d" % abbrev]
             print(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)
+            print(check_output(arguments, cwd=CURRENT_DIRECTORY, stderr=fnull).decode("ascii"))
             return (
                 check_output(arguments, cwd=CURRENT_DIRECTORY, stderr=fnull)
                 .decode("ascii")