diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0934e42b277..c6f3fcada08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: ensure the stable version number is correct
         run: src/ci/scripts/verify-stable-version-number.sh
 
+      # Show the environment just before we run the build
+      # This makes it easier to diagnose problems with the above install scripts.
+      - name: show the current environment
+        run: src/ci/scripts/dump-environment.sh
+
       - name: run the build
         # Redirect stderr to stdout to avoid reordering the two streams in the GHA logs.
         run: src/ci/scripts/run-build-from-ci.sh 2>&1