diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.sh b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.sh
index 3304c1b44d4..9ce533523fc 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.sh
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.sh
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@dev.eclipse.org:/cvsroot/eclipse \
 echo finish checkout
 cd ..
 echo move up
+java -version
 java -jar tools/org.eclipse.releng.basebuilder/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.jar \
 	-ws gtk -arch ppc -os linux -application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner $*