diff --git a/.changes/tauri-build-default-anyhow-fmt.md b/.changes/tauri-build-default-anyhow-fmt.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fda6ac66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/tauri-build-default-anyhow-fmt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tauri-build": patch
+---
+
+Print error context on the `build` panic.
diff --git a/core/tauri-build/src/lib.rs b/core/tauri-build/src/lib.rs
index 0d891ad1d..4aaa3218c 100644
--- a/core/tauri-build/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/tauri-build/src/lib.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl Attributes {
 /// This is typically desirable when running inside a build script; see [`try_build`] for no panics.
 pub fn build() {
   if let Err(error) = try_build(Attributes::default()) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/api/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/api/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/api/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/api/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/commands/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/commands/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/commands/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/commands/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/helloworld/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/helloworld/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/helloworld/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/multiwindow/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/multiwindow/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/multiwindow/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/multiwindow/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/navigation/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/navigation/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/navigation/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/navigation/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/resources/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/resources/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/resources/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/resources/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/sidecar/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/sidecar/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/sidecar/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/sidecar/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/splashscreen/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/splashscreen/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/splashscreen/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/splashscreen/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/state/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/state/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/state/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/state/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/streaming/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/streaming/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/streaming/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/streaming/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/tauri-dynamic-lib/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/tauri-dynamic-lib/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/tauri-dynamic-lib/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/tauri-dynamic-lib/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/updater/src-tauri/build.rs b/examples/updater/src-tauri/build.rs
index 2ad1cb4e6..017a75d00 100644
--- a/examples/updater/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/examples/updater/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ fn main() {
     Attributes::new()
       .windows_attributes(WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../.icons/icon.ico")),
   ) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/tooling/bench/tests/cpu_intensive/src-tauri/build.rs b/tooling/bench/tests/cpu_intensive/src-tauri/build.rs
index b87417ddd..ecfc77b39 100644
--- a/tooling/bench/tests/cpu_intensive/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/tooling/bench/tests/cpu_intensive/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ fn main() {
   if let Err(error) = try_build(Attributes::new().windows_attributes(
     WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../../../../examples/.icons/icon.ico"),
   )) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/tooling/bench/tests/files_transfer/src-tauri/build.rs b/tooling/bench/tests/files_transfer/src-tauri/build.rs
index b87417ddd..ecfc77b39 100644
--- a/tooling/bench/tests/files_transfer/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/tooling/bench/tests/files_transfer/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ fn main() {
   if let Err(error) = try_build(Attributes::new().windows_attributes(
     WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../../../../examples/.icons/icon.ico"),
   )) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }
diff --git a/tooling/bench/tests/helloworld/src-tauri/build.rs b/tooling/bench/tests/helloworld/src-tauri/build.rs
index b87417ddd..ecfc77b39 100644
--- a/tooling/bench/tests/helloworld/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/tooling/bench/tests/helloworld/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ fn main() {
   if let Err(error) = try_build(Attributes::new().windows_attributes(
     WindowsAttributes::new().window_icon_path("../../../../../examples/.icons/icon.ico"),
   )) {
-    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {}", error);
+    panic!("error found during tauri-build: {:#?}", error);
   }
 }