diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d7662d4d4cc2c2ce0ade362819c6e6b70300af03..df1d05c443d5ab454c88b62e7b7a1efb169d7a54 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ default:
 # only cache local items.
 variables:
   PIP_CACHE_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.cache/pip"
+  CI_DEBUG_TRACE: true
 
 # Pip's cache doesn't store the python packages
 # https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/pip_install/#caching