diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a190913..95459a0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.100) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - Replace imports of debian_bundle with debian to fix the deprecation
       warnings.
 
- -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:53:13 +0200
+  [ Daniel Hahler ]
+  * mk-sbuild: add $RELEASE to error message.
+
+ -- Michael Bienia <geser@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:17:10 +0200
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.99) lucid; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/mk-sbuild b/mk-sbuild
index bba3f14..5ca3744 100755
--- a/mk-sbuild
+++ b/mk-sbuild
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ esac
 # Is the specified release known to debootstrap?
 variant_opt="--variant=buildd"
 if [ ! -r "/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/$RELEASE" ]; then
-    echo "Specified release not known to debootstrap" >&2
+    echo "Specified release ($RELEASE) not known to debootstrap" >&2
     exit 1
 fi