diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 3f3b8684..b6e0afbd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ Changelog
 v1.4.? (??.??.2024)
 ===================
 
+Feature
+-------
+
+- Add logging whenever a sql statement is executed.
+
 Fix
 ---
 
diff --git a/py_experimenter/database_connector.py b/py_experimenter/database_connector.py
index 0b86d8c8..83ccf6ba 100644
--- a/py_experimenter/database_connector.py
+++ b/py_experimenter/database_connector.py
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ def commit(self, connection) -> None:
     def execute(self, cursor, sql_statement, values=None) -> None:
         try:
             if values is None:
+                self.logger.debug(f"Executing sql statement: {sql_statement}")
                 cursor.execute(sql_statement)
             else:
+                self.logger.debug(f"Executing sql statement: {sql_statement} with prepared statement values: {values}")
                 cursor.execute(sql_statement, values)
         except Exception as e:
             raise DatabaseConnectionError(f"error \n{e}\n raised when executing sql statement.")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 63d65bef..ed4f4903 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "py-experimenter"
-version = "1.4.1a0"
+version = "1.4.1a1"
 description = "The PyExperimenter is a tool for the automatic execution of experiments, e.g. for machine learning (ML), capturing corresponding results in a unified manner in a database."
 authors = [
     "Tanja Tornede <t.tornede@ai.uni-hannover.de>",