diff --git a/evergreen/prelude_venv.sh b/evergreen/prelude_venv.sh
index c4cafb61fa6..10d06060738 100644
--- a/evergreen/prelude_venv.sh
+++ b/evergreen/prelude_venv.sh
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ function activate_venv {
   fi
   export PIP_CACHE_DIR=${workdir}/pip_cache
 
-  echo "python set to $(which $python)"
+  echo "python set to $(which $python) and python version: $($python --version)"
 }