diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/cakesolutions/CakePublishMavenPlugin.scala b/src/main/scala/net/cakesolutions/CakePublishMavenPlugin.scala
index a2cf428..58928f1 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/cakesolutions/CakePublishMavenPlugin.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/cakesolutions/CakePublishMavenPlugin.scala
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ object CakePublishMavenPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
         require(
           gitStatus.isSuccess && gitStatus.getOrElse("").isEmpty,
           s"Aborting release process for ${name.value}. Project should be a " +
-            "clean git repository."
+            s"clean git repository. Error output:\n$gitStatus"
         )
       }