diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 2a37bf311..ba6a60e04 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ steps:
     commands:
       # force the NPM registry as the default on CI is artifactory, which can't
       # currently install from our lockfile
+      - node -v
       - npm ci --registry https://registry.npmjs.org
       # - cd test/aws-lambda
       # - bundle install