diff --git a/lisp/version.el b/lisp/version.el
index dc22887..ec04154 100644
--- a/lisp/version.el
+++ b/lisp/version.el
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ emacs-repository-version-git
 
 (defun emacs-repository--version-git-1 (file dir)
   "Internal subroutine of `emacs-repository-get-version'."
+  (message "emacs-repository--version-git-1 %s %s" file dir)
   (when (file-readable-p file)
     (with-temp-buffer
       (insert-file-contents file)