diff --git a/standalone/windows/build.sh b/standalone/windows/build.sh
index f90aaaeb72..6c8fcc0682 100755
--- a/standalone/windows/build.sh
+++ b/standalone/windows/build.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ set -e
 HP="/c/Program Files (x86)/Haskell Platform/2013.2.0.0"
 
 PATH="$HP/bin:$HP/lib/extralibs/bin:/c/Program Files (x86)/NSIS:/c/msysgit/cmd:/c/msysgit/bin:$PATH"
+git --version || true
 
 # This tells git-annex where to upgrade itself from.
 UPGRADE_LOCATION=http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/windows/current/git-annex-installer.exe