diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f629fedb8f2..6352658a555 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ jobs:
             # not making a patch release
             if ! grep --quiet "^## Version ${STABLE_VERSION}/${UNSTABLE_VERSION} " CHANGELOG.md; then
               echo the pull request generated by prepare-release-branch.yml needs to be merged first
-              grep "^## Version ${STABLE_VERSION}/${UNSTABLE_VERSION} " CHANGELOG.md
               exit 1
             fi
+            grep "^## Version ${STABLE_VERSION}/${UNSTABLE_VERSION} " CHANGELOG.md
+            cat CHANGELOG.md
           fi
 
         # back to the release branch