diff --git a/source/publish.sh b/source/publish.sh
index 8fef792..407d8bf 100755
--- a/source/publish.sh
+++ b/source/publish.sh
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -X POST "$API_URL/releases" \
 
 if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
     echo "Failed to create release on Gitea." >&2
+    echo "Release ID returned: $RELEASE_ID" >&2
     exit 1
 fi