diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 6372c47..99dfc50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -298,8 +298,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set +e
           cd ${{ github.workspace }}/AWS/tf-provider/
-          /usr/bin/ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -i ./zfw_rsa ziggy@$(terraform output -json | jq -r .backend_public_ips.value[0]) -tq 'sudo /opt/openziti/bin/zfw -V'
-          /usr/bin/ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -i ./zfw_rsa ziggy@$(terraform output -json | jq -r .backend_public_ips.value[1]) -tq 'sudo /opt/openziti/bin/zfw -V'
+          zfw0_ver=`/usr/bin/ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -i ./zfw_rsa ziggy@$(terraform output -json | jq -r .backend_public_ips.value[0]) -tq 'sudo /opt/openziti/bin/zfw -V'`
+          zfw1_ver=`/usr/bin/ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -i ./zfw_rsa ziggy@$(terraform output -json | jq -r .backend_public_ips.value[1]) -tq 'sudo /opt/openziti/bin/zfw -V'`
+          if [ "$zfw0_ver" != "$zfw1_ver" ]; then
+            /usr/bin/ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -i ./zfw_rsa ziggy@$(terraform output -json | jq -r .backend_public_ips.value[0]) -tq 'sudo cat /var/log/cloud-init-output.log'
+            /usr/bin/ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -i ./zfw_rsa ziggy@$(terraform output -json | jq -r .backend_public_ips.value[1]) -tq 'sudo cat /var/log/cloud-init-output.log'
+            sleep 60
+            zfw0_ver=`/usr/bin/ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -i ./zfw_rsa ziggy@$(terraform output -json | jq -r .backend_public_ips.value[0]) -tq 'sudo /opt/openziti/bin/zfw -V'`
+            zfw1_ver=`/usr/bin/ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -i ./zfw_rsa ziggy@$(terraform output -json | jq -r .backend_public_ips.value[1]) -tq 'sudo /opt/openziti/bin/zfw -V'`
+          fi
+          echo "*** zfw0: $zfw0_ver ***"
+          echo "*** zfw1: $zfw1_ver ***"
           while :
           do
             sleep 900
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e463e0..890b89b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format
 ---
 ###
 
-# [0.9.56 - 2024-12-09
+# [0.9.7] - 2024-12-16
+
+- added debug option to the pr worklow for checking version tested
+
+###
+
+# [0.9.6] - 2024-12-09
 
 - Updated zfw.c to redirect system call output to /dev/null for set_tc_filter() 
   
diff --git a/src/zfw.c b/src/zfw.c
index 2b7a2c7..33d5cb2 100644
--- a/src/zfw.c
+++ b/src/zfw.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ char *direction_string;
 char *masq_interface;
 char check_alt[IF_NAMESIZE];
 
-const char *argp_program_version = "0.9.6";
+const char *argp_program_version = "0.9.7";
 struct ring_buffer *ring_buffer;
 
 __u32 if_list[MAX_IF_LIST_ENTRIES];
diff --git a/src/zfw_monitor.c b/src/zfw_monitor.c
index 1505a37..32b84a0 100644
--- a/src/zfw_monitor.c
+++ b/src/zfw_monitor.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ char check_alt[IF_NAMESIZE];
 char doc[] = "zfw_monitor -- ebpf firewall monitor tool";
 const char *rb_map_path = "/sys/fs/bpf/tc/globals/rb_map";
 const char *tproxy_map_path = "/sys/fs/bpf/tc/globals/zt_tproxy_map";
-const char *argp_program_version = "0.9.6";
+const char *argp_program_version = "0.9.7";
 union bpf_attr rb_map;
 int rb_fd = -1;