diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index aa816a4a..169b512b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ before_install:
     - sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start
 
     - sudo apt-get update
+
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-numpy
+    - wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/numpy/numpy/master/numpy/_import_tools.py -O /home/travis/virtualenv/python3.2_with_system_site_packages/lib/python3.2/site-packages/numpy/_import_tools.py
+
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-scipy
     - sudo apt-get install libfreeimage3
 
@@ -47,22 +50,25 @@ before_install:
     -   pip install --use-mirrors matplotlib;
     - fi
 
-    - pip install --use-mirrors pillow
-    - pip install --use-mirrors cython
-    - pip install --use-mirrors flake8
-    - pip install --use-mirrors six
+    - pip install pillow
+    - pip install cython
+    - pip install flake8
+    - pip install six
 
-    - pip install --use-mirrors nose-cov
-    - pip install --use-mirrors coveralls
+    - pip install nose-cov
+    - pip install coveralls
 
     - python check_bento_build.py
 
 install:
+    - tools/header.py "Dependency versions"
+    - tools/build_versions.py
+
     - python setup.py build_ext --inplace
 
 script:
     # Matplotlib settings
-    - mkdir $HOME/.matplotlib
+    - mkdir -p $HOME/.matplotlib
     - touch $HOME/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc
     - "echo 'backend : Agg' > $HOME/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc"
     - "echo 'backend.qt4 : PyQt4' >> $HOME/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc"
@@ -86,4 +92,3 @@ after_success:
     - if [[ $PYVER == '3.x' ]]; then
     -   coveralls
     - fi
-
diff --git a/tools/build_versions.py b/tools/build_versions.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2c0e32ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build_versions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import numpy as np
+import scipy as sp
+import matplotlib as mpl
+import six
+
+for m in (np, sp, mpl, six):
+    print(m.__name__.rjust(10), ' ', m.__version__)
+
diff --git a/tools/header.py b/tools/header.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d7a4c50b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/header.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+import sys
+
+screen_width = 50
+
+print('*' * screen_width)
+
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    header = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:])
+    print('*', header.center(screen_width - 4), '*')
+    print('*' * screen_width)
+