diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 7c33c8fe..a8d92421 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -36,7 +36,16 @@ function main() {
             core.exportVariable('AZURE_HTTP_USER_AGENT', userAgentString);
             core.exportVariable('AZUREPS_HOST_ENVIRONMENT', azurePSHostEnv);
             azPath = yield io.which("az", true);
-            yield executeAzCliCommand("--version");
+            let output = "";
+            const options = {
+                listeners: {
+                    stdout: (data) => {
+                        output += data.toString();
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+            yield executeAzCliCommand("--version", true, options);
+            core.debug(`az cli version used:\n${output}`);
             let creds = core.getInput('creds', { required: true });
             let secrets = new actions_secret_parser_1.SecretParser(creds, actions_secret_parser_1.FormatType.JSON);
             let servicePrincipalId = secrets.getSecret("$.clientId", false);
@@ -76,10 +85,11 @@ function main() {
         }
     });
 }
-function executeAzCliCommand(command, silent) {
+function executeAzCliCommand(command, silent, options = {}) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        options.silent = !!silent;
         try {
-            yield exec.exec(`"${azPath}" ${command}`, [], { silent: !!silent });
+            yield exec.exec(`"${azPath}" ${command}`, [], options);
         }
         catch (error) {
             throw new Error(error);
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index cd355f0e..1fcdbb57 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,17 @@ async function main() {
         core.exportVariable('AZUREPS_HOST_ENVIRONMENT', azurePSHostEnv);
 
         azPath = await io.which("az", true);
-        await executeAzCliCommand("--version");
-
+        let output: string = "";
+        const options: any = {
+            listeners: {
+                stdout: (data: Buffer) => {
+                    output += data.toString();
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        await executeAzCliCommand("--version", true, options);
+        core.debug(`az cli version used:\n${output}`);
+    
         let creds = core.getInput('creds', { required: true });
         let secrets = new SecretParser(creds, FormatType.JSON);
         let servicePrincipalId = secrets.getSecret("$.clientId", false);
@@ -59,13 +68,14 @@ async function main() {
     }
 }
 
-async function executeAzCliCommand(command: string, silent?: boolean) {
+async function executeAzCliCommand(command: string, silent?: boolean, options: any = {}) {
+    options.silent = !!silent;
     try {
-        await exec.exec(`"${azPath}" ${command}`, [],  {silent: !!silent}); 
+        await exec.exec(`"${azPath}" ${command}`, [],  options); 
     }
     catch(error) {
         throw new Error(error);
     }
 }
 
-main();
+main();
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