diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 5f98b8b6e..1ccc2b23a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ cpu: &cpu
   environment:
     TERM: xterm
   machine:
-    image: default
+    image: ubuntu-1604:201903-01
   resource_class: medium
 
 gpu: &gpu
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ install_python: &install_python
       working_directory: ~/
       command: |
         pyenv versions
-        pyenv install 3.6.2
-        pyenv global 3.6.2
+        pyenv install -f 3.7.0
+        pyenv global 3.7.0
 
 update_gcc7: &update_gcc7
   - run:
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ install_vissl_dep: &install_vissl_dep
         # Update this since classy_vision seems to need it.
         pip install --progress-bar off --upgrade iopath
 
+# Must install python3-magic as per documentation:
+# https://github.com/facebookresearch/AugLy#installation
+install_augly: &install_augly
+  - run:
+      name: Install augly
+      working_directory: ~/vissl
+      command: |
+        pip install augly
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install python3-magic
+
 install_apex_gpu: &install_apex_gpu
   - run:
       name: Install Apex
@@ -153,9 +164,10 @@ jobs:
       # Cache the vissl_venv directory that contains dependencies
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
-            - v5-cpu-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "setup.py" }}
+            - v6-cpu-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "setup.py" }}
 
       - <<: *install_vissl_dep
+      - <<: *install_augly
       - <<: *install_classy_vision
       - <<: *install_apex_cpu
       - <<: *pip_list
@@ -163,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
       - save_cache:
           paths:
             - ~/vissl_venv
-          key: v5-cpu-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "setup.py" }}
+          key: v6-cpu-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "setup.py" }}
 
       - <<: *install_vissl
 
@@ -196,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
       # Download and cache dependencies
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
-            - v5-gpu-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "setup.py" }}-{{ checksum "docker/common/install_apex.sh" }}
+            - v6-gpu-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "setup.py" }}-{{ checksum "docker/common/install_apex.sh" }}
 
       - <<: *install_vissl_dep
       - <<: *install_classy_vision
@@ -211,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
       - save_cache:
           paths:
             - ~/vissl_venv
-          key: v5-gpu-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "setup.py" }}-{{ checksum "docker/common/install_apex.sh" }}
+          key: v6-gpu-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "setup.py" }}-{{ checksum "docker/common/install_apex.sh" }}
 
       - <<: *install_vissl
 
diff --git a/configs/config/test/transforms/augly_transforms_example.yaml b/configs/config/test/transforms/augly_transforms_example.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fa86c762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/config/test/transforms/augly_transforms_example.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# @package _global_
+config:
+  DATA:
+    TRAIN:
+      TRANSFORMS:
+        - name: ImgReplicatePil
+          num_times: 2
+        - name: RandomResizedCrop
+          size: 224
+        - name: RandomHorizontalFlip
+          p: 0.5
+        - name: ImgPilColorDistortion
+          strength: 1.0
+        - name: ImgPilGaussianBlur
+          p: 0.5
+          radius_min: 0.1
+          radius_max: 2.0
+        - name: Blur
+          transform_type: "augly"
+          radius: 2.0
+          p: 1.0
+        - name: ToTensor
+        - name: Normalize
+          mean: [0.485, 0.456, 0.406]
+          std: [0.229, 0.224, 0.225]
diff --git a/tests/test_transforms.py b/tests/test_transforms.py
index e4f395f98..99a451e77 100644
--- a/tests/test_transforms.py
+++ b/tests/test_transforms.py
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 from vissl.data.ssl_transforms.img_pil_to_multicrop import ImgPilToMultiCrop
 from vissl.data.ssl_transforms.img_pil_to_tensor import ImgToTensor
 from vissl.data.ssl_transforms.mnist_img_pil_to_rgb_mode import MNISTImgPil2RGB
+from vissl.utils.hydra_config import compose_hydra_configuration, convert_to_attrdict
+from vissl.utils.test_utils import (
+    in_temporary_directory,
+    run_integration_test,
+)
 
 
 RAND_TENSOR = (torch.rand((224, 224, 3)) * 255).to(dtype=torch.uint8)
@@ -77,3 +82,16 @@ def test_img_pil_to_multicrop(self):
             self.assertEqual((224, 224), crop.size)
         for crop in crops[2:]:
             self.assertEqual((96, 96), crop.size)
+
+    def test_augly_transforms(self):
+        cfg = compose_hydra_configuration(
+            [
+                "config=test/cpu_test/test_cpu_resnet_simclr.yaml",
+                "+config/test/transforms=augly_transforms_example",
+            ],
+        )
+        args, config = convert_to_attrdict(cfg)
+
+        with in_temporary_directory() as _:
+            # Test that the training runs with an augly transformation.
+            run_integration_test(config)
diff --git a/vissl/data/ssl_transforms/ssl_transforms_wrapper.py b/vissl/data/ssl_transforms/ssl_transforms_wrapper.py
index 3891d4f34..c615002fb 100644
--- a/vissl/data/ssl_transforms/ssl_transforms_wrapper.py
+++ b/vissl/data/ssl_transforms/ssl_transforms_wrapper.py
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@
 
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
-from classy_vision.dataset.transforms import build_transform, register_transform
+from classy_vision.dataset.transforms import (
+    build_transform as build_classy_transform,
+    register_transform,
+)
 from classy_vision.dataset.transforms.classy_transform import ClassyTransform
+from vissl.utils.misc import is_augly_available
 
+if is_augly_available():
+    import augly.image as imaugs  # NOQA
 
 # Below the transforms that require passing the labels as well. This is specifc
 # to SSL only where we automatically generate the labels for training. All other
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@ def __init__(
         """
         self.indices = set(indices)
         self.name = args["name"]
-        self.transform = build_transform(args)
+        self.transform = self._build_transform(args)
         self.transform_receives_entire_batch = transform_receives_entire_batch
         self.transforms_with_labels = transform_types["TRANSFORMS_WITH_LABELS"]
         self.transforms_with_copies = transform_types["TRANSFORMS_WITH_COPIES"]
@@ -117,6 +123,38 @@ def __init__(
         ]
         self.transforms_with_grouping = transform_types["TRANSFORMS_WITH_GROUPING"]
 
+    def _build_transform(self, args):
+        if "transform_type" not in args:
+            # Default to classy transform.
+            return build_classy_transform(args)
+        elif args["transform_type"] == "augly":
+            # Build augly transform.
+            return self._build_augly_transform(args)
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"Transform type: { args.transform_type } is not supported"
+            )
+
+    def _build_augly_transform(self, args):
+        assert is_augly_available(), "Please pip install augly."
+
+        # the name should be available in augly.image
+        # if users specify the transform name in snake case,
+        # we need to convert it to title case.
+        name = args["name"]
+
+        if not hasattr(imaugs, name):
+            # Try converting name to title case.
+            name = name.title().replace("_", "")
+
+        assert hasattr(imaugs, name), f"{name} isn't a registered tranform for augly."
+
+        # Delete superfluous keys.
+        del args["name"]
+        del args["transform_type"]
+
+        return getattr(imaugs, name)(**args)
+
     def _is_transform_with_labels(self):
         """
         _TRANSFORMS_WITH_LABELS = ["ImgRotatePil", "ShuffleImgPatches"]
diff --git a/vissl/utils/hydra_config.py b/vissl/utils/hydra_config.py
index 9922621c7..b46e80475 100644
--- a/vissl/utils/hydra_config.py
+++ b/vissl/utils/hydra_config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from omegaconf import DictConfig, OmegaConf
 from vissl.config import AttrDict, check_cfg_version
 from vissl.utils.io import save_file
+from vissl.utils.misc import is_augly_available
 
 
 def save_attrdict_to_disk(cfg: AttrDict):
@@ -462,6 +463,16 @@ def infer_losses_config(cfg):
     return cfg
 
 
+def assert_transforms(cfg):
+    for transforms in [cfg.DATA.TRAIN.TRANSFORMS, cfg.DATA.TEST.TRANSFORMS]:
+        for transform in transforms:
+            if "transform_type" in transform:
+                assert transform["transform_type"] in [None, "augly"]
+
+                if transform["transform_type"] == "augly":
+                    assert is_augly_available(), "Please pip install augly."
+
+
 def infer_and_assert_hydra_config(cfg):
     """
     Infer values of few parameters in the config file using the value of other config parameters
@@ -480,6 +491,7 @@ def infer_and_assert_hydra_config(cfg):
     """
     cfg = infer_losses_config(cfg)
     cfg = infer_learning_rate(cfg)
+    assert_transforms(cfg)
 
     # pass the seed to cfg["MODEL"] so that model init on different nodes can
     # use the same seed.
diff --git a/vissl/utils/misc.py b/vissl/utils/misc.py
index 6e988b86b..13cbe107f 100644
--- a/vissl/utils/misc.py
+++ b/vissl/utils/misc.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import random
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
 from functools import partial, wraps
@@ -80,6 +81,25 @@ def is_apex_available():
     return apex_available
 
 
+def is_augly_available():
+    """
+    Check if apex is available with simple python imports.
+    """
+    try:
+        assert sys.version_info >= (
+            3,
+            7,
+            0,
+        ), "Please upgrade your python version to 3.7 or higher to use Augly."
+
+        import augly.image  # NOQA
+
+        augly_available = True
+    except ImportError:
+        augly_available = False
+    return augly_available
+
+
 def find_free_tcp_port():
     """
     Find the free port that can be used for Rendezvous on the local machine.