diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-717.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-717.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f56221b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-717.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type: improvement
+improvement:
+  description: Add debug logs for ./gradlew printVersion
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/gradle-git-version/pull/717
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/palantir/gradle/gitversion/Git.java b/src/main/java/com/palantir/gradle/gitversion/Git.java
index fcc417eb..c637c637 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/palantir/gradle/gitversion/Git.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/palantir/gradle/gitversion/Git.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ private String runGitCmd(Map<String, String> envvars, String... commands) throws
         List<String> cmdInput = new ArrayList<>();
         cmdInput.add("git");
         cmdInput.addAll(Arrays.asList(commands));
+        log.debug("Running command: {}", cmdInput);
         ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(cmdInput);
         Map<String, String> environment = pb.environment();
         environment.putAll(envvars);
@@ -80,7 +81,9 @@ private String runGitCmd(Map<String, String> envvars, String... commands) throws
             return "";
         }
 
-        return builder.toString().trim();
+        String ret = builder.toString().trim();
+        log.debug("Command returned value: {}", ret);
+        return ret;
     }
 
     public String runGitCommand(Map<String, String> envvar, String... command) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/palantir/gradle/gitversion/GitVersionPlugin.java b/src/main/java/com/palantir/gradle/gitversion/GitVersionPlugin.java
index 4ecec13e..dac5b0f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/palantir/gradle/gitversion/GitVersionPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/palantir/gradle/gitversion/GitVersionPlugin.java
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.Task;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 public final class GitVersionPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GitVersionPlugin.class);
+
     @Override
     public void apply(final Project project) {
         project.getRootProject().getPluginManager().apply(GitVersionRootPlugin.class);
@@ -50,7 +54,9 @@ public VersionDetails doCall(Object args) {
             @Override
             @SuppressWarnings("BanSystemOut")
             public void execute(Task _task) {
-                System.out.println(project.getVersion());
+                Object version = project.getVersion();
+                log.debug("Determined version for project {} is {}", project.getName(), version);
+                System.out.println(version);
             }
         });
         printVersionTask.setGroup("Versioning");