diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 22b48d8d43f24a96c1abf5ff0d0daa089e54cba6..2b3118baafe7ba6e3f72bebf5959734201e44b11 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ configure-linux:
     - mkdir -p build
     - cd build
     - which git
+    -  g++ --version
+    - g++-8
     - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBoost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS=true -DBOOST_ROOT=~/boost_1_61_0  ..
     - echo "configure | ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}"
   stage: configure