diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 708105bfe792e6e90134cf768651b191b6d1b202..6efd2009fb5813cc83a26d1dcd44b2bef65535c6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ before_script:
 
   # install the required packages for the running CI tests
   - |
+    lsb_release -a
+
     apt-get -yqqf install zip unzip subversion mysql-client --fix-missing
 
     if [[ $(lsb_release -a) =~ "stretch" ]]; then