diff --git a/roles/build-test-packages/tasks/dlrn-build.yml b/roles/build-test-packages/tasks/dlrn-build.yml
index bea1fd01a..1e88f0eb7 100644
--- a/roles/build-test-packages/tasks/dlrn-build.yml
+++ b/roles/build-test-packages/tasks/dlrn-build.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   set_fact:
     artg_release: "{{ artg_change.branch | replace('stable/', '') }}"
 
+- name: print out the release name
+  debug:
+    var: artg_release
+
 - name: Set DLRN distro (legacy distgit branch naming)
   set_fact:
     artg_distro: "rpm-{{ artg_release }}"
diff --git a/roles/build-test-packages/tasks/main.yml b/roles/build-test-packages/tasks/main.yml
index 4c4f02f78..6dd073990 100644
--- a/roles/build-test-packages/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/build-test-packages/tasks/main.yml
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@
     artg_change_list: "{{ artg_change_list|union(zuul_change_list|default([])) }}"
     cacheable: true
 
+- name: Print out the change list
+  debug:
+    var: artg_change_list
+
 - name: Clone and build the specific DLRN projects
   include: dlrn-build.yml artg_change={{ item }}
   with_items: '{{ artg_change_list|default([]) }}'