diff --git a/ci/fih-tests_run.sh b/ci/fih-tests_run.sh
index 023730682..87bfc9229 100755
--- a/ci/fih-tests_run.sh
+++ b/ci/fih-tests_run.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -x
 
-# Copyright (c) 2020-2023 Arm Limited
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2024 Arm Limited
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ pushd .. &&\
    git checkout 8faae452712b630dc69c24da61e84c88a901d2d4 &&\
    popd
 
+# check installed version of...
+python3 -m pip show \
+    cryptography    \
+    imgtool
+
 if [[ $GITHUB_ACTIONS == true ]]; then
     if [[ -z $FIH_ENV ]]; then
         echo "Workflow has found no \$FIH_ENV"
diff --git a/ci/fih_test_docker/execute_test.sh b/ci/fih_test_docker/execute_test.sh
index a11083790..750fc2e63 100755
--- a/ci/fih_test_docker/execute_test.sh
+++ b/ci/fih_test_docker/execute_test.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -x
 
-# Copyright (c) 2020-2023 Arm Limited
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2024 Arm Limited
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ else
     CMAKE_FIH_LEVEL="-DMCUBOOT_FIH_PROFILE=\"$FIH_LEVEL\""
 fi
 
+# check installed version of...
+python3 -m pip show \
+    cryptography    \
+    imgtool
+
 # build TF-M with MCUBoot
 mkdir -p $TFM_BUILD_DIR
 cd $TFM_DIR