diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/versioning.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/versioning.kt
index 28fe357..867ff29 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/versioning.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/versioning.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ private fun Project.runCommand(cmd: String, fallback: String? = null): String {
         }
         .run {
             val error = errorStream.bufferedReader().readText().trim()
-            if (error.isEmpty()) inputStream.bufferedReader().readText().trim()
+            if (error.isEmpty()) return inputStream.bufferedReader().readText().trim()
+            logger.warn("Failed to execute command '$cmd': $error")
             if (fallback != null) return fallback
             throw IOException(error)
         }