diff --git a/build-plugins/get-banner.ts b/build-plugins/get-banner.ts
index dfabe13bf65..14781daac9f 100644
--- a/build-plugins/get-banner.ts
+++ b/build-plugins/get-banner.ts
@@ -27,5 +27,10 @@ export default async function getBanner(): Promise<string> {
 	return (getBannerPromise ||= Promise.all([
 		execPromise('git rev-parse HEAD'),
 		fs.readFile(new URL('../package.json', import.meta.url), 'utf8')
-	]).then(([{ stdout }, package_]) => generateBanner(stdout.trim(), JSON.parse(package_).version)));
+	]).then(([{ stdout }, package_]) =>
+		generateBanner(stdout.trim(), JSON.parse(package_).version)
+	)).catch(error => {
+		console.error('Could not determine commit hash:', error);
+		return 'could not get commit';
+	});
 }