diff --git a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix3x/pmix/config/pmix.m4 b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix3x/pmix/config/pmix.m4
index 2043783a6f..0cca9dfe72 100644
--- a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix3x/pmix/config/pmix.m4
+++ b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix3x/pmix/config/pmix.m4
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([PMIX_SETUP_CORE],[
     if test "$?" != "0"; then
         AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue])
     fi
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$PMIX_MAJOR_VERSION])
     AC_SUBST(PMIX_MAJOR_VERSION)
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([PMIX_MAJOR_VERSION], [$PMIX_MAJOR_VERSION],
                        [The library major version is always available, contrary to VERSION])
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([PMIX_SETUP_CORE],[
     if test "$?" != "0"; then
         AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue])
     fi
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$PMIX_MINOR_VERSION])
     AC_SUBST(PMIX_MINOR_VERSION)
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([PMIX_MINOR_VERSION], [$PMIX_MINOR_VERSION],
                        [The library minor version is always available, contrary to VERSION])
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([PMIX_SETUP_CORE],[
     if test "$?" != "0"; then
         AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue])
     fi
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$PMIX_RELEASE_VERSION])
     AC_SUBST(PMIX_RELEASE_VERSION)
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([PMIX_RELEASE_VERSION], [$PMIX_RELEASE_VERSION],
                        [The library release version is always available, contrary to VERSION])