diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump_version_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/bump_version_release.yaml
index 6b2e742..90a1c84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump_version_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump_version_release.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ jobs:
           --bump=${{ inputs.bump-component }}
           --update-metadata
 
+      - name: show files
+        run: |-
+          ls -R -a org-repo
+          ls -R ${{inputs.repo}}
+          cd ${{inputs.repo}} && git status
       - name: push metadata changes
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.repo }}
         if: steps.inc-ver.outputs.made-changes == 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/increment_version.py b/.github/workflows/increment_version.py
index b2fc8b7..d4c22f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/increment_version.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/increment_version.py
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ def main() -> int:
     get_changelog(ver_str, first_commit, full=False, branch=branch)
     # generate complete changelog
     made_changes = get_changelog(ver_str, first_commit, full=True, branch=branch)
+    print("Updated CHANGELOG.md:", made_changes)
     print("New version:", ver_str)
 
     if args.update_metadata: