diff --git a/cmd/src/extensions_publish.go b/cmd/src/extensions_publish.go
index 5d927b100c..caf9da2b05 100644
--- a/cmd/src/extensions_publish.go
+++ b/cmd/src/extensions_publish.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func runManifestPrepublishScript(manifest []byte, dir string) error {
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "# sourcegraph:prepublish: %s\n", o.Scripts.SourcegraphPrepublish)
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("sourcegraph:prepublish script failed: %s (see output above)", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("sourcegraph:prepublish script failed: %w (see output above)", err)
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr)
 	return nil