diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-license.yml b/.github/workflows/check-license.yml
index 167a6973..d51ff956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-license.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-license.yml
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ jobs:
           DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE="$(echo "$LICENSEE_OUTPUT" | jq .matched_files[0].filename | tr --delete '\r')"
           echo "Detected license file: $DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE"
           if [ "$DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE" != "\"${EXPECTED_LICENSE_FILENAME}\"" ]; then
-            echo "ERROR: detected license file doesn't match expected: $EXPECTED_LICENSE_FILENAME"
+            echo "::error file=${DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE}::detected license file $DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE doesn't match expected: $EXPECTED_LICENSE_FILENAME"
             EXIT_STATUS=1
           fi
 
           DETECTED_LICENSE_TYPE="$(echo "$LICENSEE_OUTPUT" | jq .matched_files[0].matched_license | tr --delete '\r')"
           echo "Detected license type: $DETECTED_LICENSE_TYPE"
           if [ "$DETECTED_LICENSE_TYPE" != "\"${EXPECTED_LICENSE_TYPE}\"" ]; then
-            echo "ERROR: detected license type doesn't match expected $EXPECTED_LICENSE_TYPE"
+            echo "::error file=${DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE}::detected license type $DETECTED_LICENSE_TYPE doesn't match expected \"${EXPECTED_LICENSE_TYPE}\""
             EXIT_STATUS=1
           fi