diff --git a/packages/utils/src/versionUtils.ts b/packages/utils/src/versionUtils.ts
index 83a03f38d77..4a7b45281ba 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/versionUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/versionUtils.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const parse = (versionArr: VersionArray) => ({
 const split = (version: string) => {
     const arr = version.split('.').map(v => Number(v));
     if (!isVersionArray(arr)) {
-        throw new Error('version string is in wrong format');
+        throw new Error(`version string is in wrong format: ${version}`);
     }
     return arr;
 };