-# ensure the branches to use are set
-export OPENSTACK_BRANCH=${OPENSTACK_BRANCH:-master}
-export OPNFV_BRANCH=${OPNFV_BRANCH:-master}
-sudo git clone -b $OPENSTACK_BRANCH https://git.openstack.org/openstack/bifrost /opt/bifrost
-sudo git clone -b $OPNFV_BRANCH https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/releng /opt/releng
+# ensure the versions to checkout are set
+export OPENSTACK_BIFROST_VERSION=${OPENSTACK_BIFROST_VERSION:-master}
+export OPNFV_RELENG_VERSION=${OPNFV_RELENG_VERSION:-master}
+
+# log some info
+echo -e "\n"
+echo "***********************************************************************"
+echo "* *"
+echo "* Provision OpenStack Nodes *"
+echo "* *"
+echo " bifrost version: $OPENSTACK_BIFROST_VERSION"
+echo " releng version: $OPNFV_RELENG_VERSION"
+echo "* *"
+echo "***********************************************************************"
+echo -e "\n"
+
+# clone the repos and checkout the versions
+sudo git clone --quiet https://git.openstack.org/openstack/bifrost /opt/bifrost
+cd /opt/bifrost && sudo git checkout --quiet $OPENSTACK_BIFROST_VERSION
+echo "xci: using bifrost commit"
+git show --oneline -s --pretty=format:'%h - %s (%cr) <%an>'
+
+sudo git clone --quiet https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/releng /opt/releng
+cd /opt/releng && sudo git checkout --quiet $OPNFV_RELENG_VERSION
+echo "xci: using releng commit"
+git show --oneline -s --pretty=format:'%h - %s (%cr) <%an>'