diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d7d0dce8b3..ccbf01ee8c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 language: java
 
 install: mvn -U install --quiet -DskipTests=true
+before_script: mvn -version
 script: mvn clean test