diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 03ddb45e3..aedfb3a7f 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Spectrometer Changelog
 
+## v2.15.24
+- Leiningen: Executes `lein --version` before performing any analysis, to ensure Leiningen has performed its install tasks (done on its first invocation). ([#379](https://github.com/fossas/spectrometer/pull/379))
+
 ## v2.15.23
 - Maven: Fixes `mvn:dependency` tactic to exclude root project as direct dependency. ([#375](https://github.com/fossas/spectrometer/pull/375))
 
diff --git a/src/Strategy/Leiningen.hs b/src/Strategy/Leiningen.hs
index dd787f23d..fd360825e 100644
--- a/src/Strategy/Leiningen.hs
+++ b/src/Strategy/Leiningen.hs
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ leinDepsCmd =
     , cmdAllowErr = Never
     }
 
+leinVersionCmd :: Command
+leinVersionCmd =
+  Command
+    { cmdName = "lein"
+    , cmdArgs = ["--version"]
+    , cmdAllowErr = Always
+    }
+
 discover :: (Has ReadFS sig m, Has Diagnostics sig m, Has Exec rsig run, Has Diagnostics rsig run) => Path Abs Dir -> m [DiscoveredProject run]
 discover dir = context "Leiningen" $ do
   projects <- context "Finding projects" $ findProjects dir
@@ -89,6 +97,11 @@ data LeiningenProject = LeiningenProject
 
 analyze :: (Has Exec sig m, Has Diagnostics sig m) => Path Abs File -> m DependencyResults
 analyze file = do
+  -- Lein executable performs configuration task and prints its progress on the first invocation.
+  -- Intentionally invoke --version command to ensure subsequent analyses command are not lein's first invocation.
+  -- This ensures, subsequent analyzes commands' outputs are not contaminated with lein's configuration task's output.
+  _ <- exec (parent file) leinVersionCmd
+
   stdoutBL <- execThrow (parent file) leinDepsCmd
   let stdoutTL = decodeUtf8 stdoutBL
       stdout = TL.toStrict stdoutTL