diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f1d0666fe..268faa518 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ jdk:
   - oraclejdk8
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -y python3
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+  - sudo apt-get install -y python3
+  - python3 --version