diff --git a/.changeset/large-ladybugs-exist.md b/.changeset/large-ladybugs-exist.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..489a20005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/large-ladybugs-exist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@changesets/git": patch
+---
+
+Output errors in console when git commit return code is not 0 (changesets#1277)
diff --git a/packages/git/src/index.ts b/packages/git/src/index.ts
index 7e3aee534..a1a99dfe1 100644
--- a/packages/git/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/git/src/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ export async function commit(message: string, cwd: string) {
     ["commit", "-m", message, "--allow-empty"],
     { cwd }
   );
+
+  if (gitCmd.code !== 0) {
+    console.log(gitCmd.stderr.toString());
+  }
   return gitCmd.code === 0;
 }