diff --git a/hack/generate-crd-yaml.sh b/hack/generate-crd-yaml.sh
index ef46631b6e8..26b0c236d7e 100755
--- a/hack/generate-crd-yaml.sh
+++ b/hack/generate-crd-yaml.sh
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ ls "${TEMPDIR}"/*.yaml | xargs cat | sed '/^$/d' \
   | awk '/group: projectcontour.io/{print "  preserveUnknownFields: false"}1' \
   > "${REPO}/examples/contour/01-crds.yaml"
 
+
+echo "Print version of controller-gen"
+echo "$(go run sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen --version)"