diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d7a24fd1..a961f380 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ language: haskell
 ghc:
   - 7.8
 
+install:
+  - ghc --version
+  - cabal --version
+
 script:
   - ./scripts/test-all.sh