diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 240cd53d20..583de8599e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ install: "sudo apt-get -qq build-dep ruby1.9.1 2>/dev/null"
 # like  test-all, test-rubyspec.   This is  because  they take  too much  time,
 # enough for Travis to shut down the VM as being stalled.
 before_script:
+  - "uname -a"
+  - "cat /proc/version_signature"
   - "make -f common.mk BASERUBY=ruby srcdir=. update-config_files"
   - "autoconf"
   - "mkdir config_1st config_2nd"