diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ab140b87faa..568f650147e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ stages:
 .version: &version |
   # Extract the open source KServe version as the basis for our forked library version.
   KSERVE_VERSION=$(cat python/VERSION)
+  echo 'Kserve version is $KSERVE_VERSION'
 
   PY_LIBRARY_VERSION="${MAJOR_VERSION}.${MINOR_VERSION}.${CI_PIPELINE_IID}"
+  echo 'Base PY_LIBRARY_VERSION is $PY_LIBRARY_VERSION'
   if [ "${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}" != "${RELEASE_BRANCH}" ]; then
     # TODO Use . instead of . anyways ?
     PY_LIBRARY_VERSION="${PY_LIBRARY_VERSION}-dev.${CI_PIPELINE_IID}"
@@ -30,9 +32,11 @@ stages:
   else
     IMAGE_TAG="${PY_LIBRARY_VERSION}"
   fi
+  echo 'IMAGE_TAG is $IMAGE_TAG'
   # Only apply the KServe version to the python library as Docker versions do not have the concept of
   # build metadata and the "+" character causes errors.
   PY_LIBRARY_VERSION="${PY_LIBRARY_VERSION}+${KSERVE_VERSION}"
+  echo 'Final PY_LIBRARY_VERSION is $PY_LIBRARY_VERSION'
 
 build:publish:
   extends: .aip_python_debian_image
@@ -59,4 +63,3 @@ build:publish:
     - if: '$PUBLISH == "true"'
     # only trigger on zillow/ branches
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^zillow.*/'
-