diff --git a/graylog2-server/src/test/java/org/graylog/testing/graylognode/MavenPackager.java b/graylog2-server/src/test/java/org/graylog/testing/graylognode/MavenPackager.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/graylog2-server/src/test/java/org/graylog/testing/graylognode/MavenPackager.java
+++ b/graylog2-server/src/test/java/org/graylog/testing/graylognode/MavenPackager.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import static org.graylog.testing.graylognode.ExecutableFileUtil.makeSureExecuta
 
 public class MavenPackager {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MavenPackager.class);
-    private static final String MVN_COMMAND = "mvn package -DskipTests -Dskip.web.build -Dforbiddenapis.skip=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true";
+    private static final String MVN_COMMAND = "mvn -V package -DskipTests -Dskip.web.build -Dforbiddenapis.skip=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true";
 
     static void packageJarIfNecessary(Path projectDir) {
         if (isRunFromMaven()) {
print version etc. during internal build (#<I>)