diff --git a/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go b/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go
index e83414500..522b6625f 100644
--- a/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go
+++ b/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (file *manifestFile) sort(result *result) error {
 
 		var entry SimpleHead
 		if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(m), &entry); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "YAML parse error on %s", file.path)
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "YAML parse error on %s contents: \n %s", file.path, m)
 		}
 
 		if !hasAnyAnnotation(entry) {