diff --git a/internal/updater/service.go b/internal/updater/service.go
index 1a5daea..59e424d 100644
--- a/internal/updater/service.go
+++ b/internal/updater/service.go
@@ -98,15 +98,24 @@ func (u *UpdateService) CheckForUpdate() (*UpdateInfo, error) {
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read package API response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	slog.Info("package API response", "status", resp.StatusCode, "body", string(body)[:min(len(body), 500)])
+
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected status %d from package API", resp.StatusCode)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected status %d from package API: %s", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
 	}
 
 	var versions []giteaPackageVersion
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&versions); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &versions); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decode package versions: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	slog.Info("parsed versions", "count", len(versions), "currentVersion", u.currentVersion)
+
 	if len(versions) == 0 {
 		slog.Info("no package versions found")
 		return info, nil