diff --git a/doc/build.py b/doc/build.py
index eab739fd..68ec9cd0 100755
--- a/doc/build.py
+++ b/doc/build.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def build_docs():
   execfile(activate_this_file, dict(__file__=activate_this_file))
   # Upgrade pip because installation of sphinx with pip 1.1 available on Travis
   # is broken (see #207) and it doesn't support the show command.
+  print('pip version: {} {}'.format(pip.__version__, LooseVersion(pip.__version__) < LooseVersion('1.5.4')))
   if LooseVersion(pip.__version__) < LooseVersion('1.5.4'):
     print("Updating pip")
     check_call(['pip', 'install', '--upgrade', 'pip==1.5.4'])