diff --git a/tests/test_runner.py b/tests/test_runner.py
index 4e7e1e7d..f5895ab7 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner.py
@@ -485,6 +485,8 @@ def test_version(self, capfd, test_idf):
 
         expected_version = VERSION.replace("-", ".")
         version_string = "EnergyPlus, Version {}".format(expected_version)
+        print(f"{out.strip() = }")
+        print(f"{version_string = }")
         assert out.strip().startswith(version_string)
 
     def test_help(self, capfd, test_idf):