diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 15a1db2fc0..c222ca2fd2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ build_template_app:
     # branch
     - git checkout ${CI_BUILD_REF_NAME} || echo "Using esp-idf-template default branch..."
     - make defconfig
-    - make all
+    - make all V=1
 
 test_nvs_on_host:
   stage: test
diff --git a/make/project.mk b/make/project.mk
index 7526774bdb..b86470bf62 100644
--- a/make/project.mk
+++ b/make/project.mk
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ APP_BIN:=$(APP_ELF:.elf=.bin)
 # Include any Makefile.projbuild file letting components add
 # configuration at the project level
 define includeProjBuildMakefile
+$(if $(V),$(if $(wildcard $(1)/Makefile.projbuild),$(info including $(1)/Makefile.projbuild...)))
 COMPONENT_PATH := $(1)
 -include $(1)/Makefile.projbuild
 endef