diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 51b2b89..ddb79cd 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { join } from 'node:path';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import _latestVersion from 'latest-version';
 import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import createDebug from 'debug';
+
+const debug = createDebug('update-blueprint-deps');
 
 const pkg = JSON.parse(
   await readFile(join(import.meta.dirname, 'package.json'), 'utf8'),
@@ -81,6 +84,11 @@ export default async function main(argv) {
         options.version = OPTIONS[packageName];
       }
 
+      debug(
+        'asking for latest-version of %s with options %o',
+        packageName,
+        options,
+      );
       result = _latestVersion(packageName, options);
       LATEST.set(packageName, result);
     }
@@ -92,7 +100,13 @@ export default async function main(argv) {
     for (let dependencyKey in dependencies) {
       let dependencyName = removeTemplateExpression(dependencyKey);
 
+      debug('updating %s', dependencyName);
+
       if (!shouldCheckDependency(dependencyName)) {
+        debug(
+          'skipping %s because it failed the shouldCheckDependency() check',
+          dependencyName,
+        );
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -118,6 +132,13 @@ export default async function main(argv) {
         try {
           newVersion = await latestVersion(dependencyName, semverRange);
 
+          debug(
+            'updating %s from %s to %s',
+            dependencyName,
+            previousValue,
+            `${prefix}${newVersion}${templateSuffix}`,
+          );
+
           dependencies[dependencyKey] =
             `${prefix}${newVersion}${templateSuffix}`;
         } catch (err) {
@@ -125,6 +146,11 @@ export default async function main(argv) {
             `Error checking version for ${dependencyKey}: ${err.message}`,
           );
         }
+      } else {
+        debug(
+          'skipping %s hasVersion and isValidPrefix checks have failed',
+          dependencyName,
+        );
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3931b5..28e427d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "commander": "^14.0.0",
+    "debug": "^4.4.3",
     "latest-version": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a46e003..55e3543 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ importers:
       commander:
         specifier: ^14.0.0
         version: 14.0.0
+      debug:
+        specifier: ^4.4.3
+        version: 4.4.3
       latest-version:
         specifier: ^9.0.0
         version: 9.0.0
@@ -980,8 +983,8 @@ packages:
   data-uri-to-buffer@2.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ND9qDTLc6diwj+Xe5cdAgVTbLVdXbtxTJRXRhli8Mowuaan+0EJOtdqJ0QCHNSSPyoXGx9HX2/VMnKeC34AChA==}
 
-  debug@4.4.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-KcKCqiftBJcZr++7ykoDIEwSa3XWowTfNPo92BYxjXiyYEVrUQh2aLyhxBCwww+heortUFxEJYcRzosstTEBYQ==}
+  debug@4.4.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-RGwwWnwQvkVfavKVt22FGLw+xYSdzARwm0ru6DhTVA3umU5hZc28V3kO4stgYryrTlLpuvgI9GiijltAjNbcqA==}
     engines: {node: '>=6.0'}
     peerDependencies:
       supports-color: '*'
@@ -2373,7 +2376,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@embroider/shared-internals@2.9.0':
     dependencies:
       babel-import-util: 2.1.1
-      debug: 4.4.1
+      debug: 4.4.3
       ember-rfc176-data: 0.3.18
       fs-extra: 9.1.0
       is-subdir: 1.2.0
@@ -2472,7 +2475,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@eslint/config-array@0.20.0':
     dependencies:
       '@eslint/object-schema': 2.1.6
-      debug: 4.4.1
+      debug: 4.4.3
       minimatch: 3.1.2
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
@@ -2486,7 +2489,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@eslint/eslintrc@3.3.1':
     dependencies:
       ajv: 6.12.6
-      debug: 4.4.1
+      debug: 4.4.3
       espree: 10.3.0
       globals: 14.0.0
       ignore: 5.3.2
@@ -3094,7 +3097,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   agent-base@6.0.2:
     dependencies:
-      debug: 4.4.1
+      debug: 4.4.3
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
@@ -3347,7 +3350,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   data-uri-to-buffer@2.0.2: {}
 
-  debug@4.4.1:
+  debug@4.4.3:
     dependencies:
       ms: 2.1.3
 
@@ -3447,7 +3450,7 @@ snapshots:
       ajv: 6.12.6
       chalk: 4.1.2
       cross-spawn: 7.0.6
-      debug: 4.4.1
+      debug: 4.4.3
       escape-string-regexp: 4.0.0
       eslint-scope: 8.3.0
       eslint-visitor-keys: 4.2.0
@@ -3719,14 +3722,14 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@tootallnate/once': 1.1.2
       agent-base: 6.0.2
-      debug: 4.4.1
+      debug: 4.4.3
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
   https-proxy-agent@5.0.1:
     dependencies:
       agent-base: 6.0.2
-      debug: 4.4.1
+      debug: 4.4.3
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
@@ -4380,7 +4383,7 @@ snapshots:
   socks-proxy-agent@6.2.1:
     dependencies:
       agent-base: 6.0.2
-      debug: 4.4.1
+      debug: 4.4.3
       socks: 2.8.4
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
@@ -4580,7 +4583,7 @@ snapshots:
   vite-node@3.1.4(@types/node@22.15.21):
     dependencies:
       cac: 6.7.14
-      debug: 4.4.1
+      debug: 4.4.3
       es-module-lexer: 1.7.0
       pathe: 2.0.3
       vite: 6.3.5(@types/node@22.15.21)
@@ -4620,7 +4623,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@vitest/spy': 3.1.4
       '@vitest/utils': 3.1.4
       chai: 5.2.0
-      debug: 4.4.1
+      debug: 4.4.3
       expect-type: 1.2.1
       magic-string: 0.30.17
       pathe: 2.0.3