diff --git a/.changes/log-binary-patching.md b/.changes/log-binary-patching.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fafcc316f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/log-binary-patching.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"tauri-bundler": patch:changes
+"tauri-cli": patch:changes
+"@tauri-apps/cli": patch:changes
+---
+
+Log patching bundle type information again
diff --git a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle.rs b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle.rs
index 042a3dfb2..e20fb19c8 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle.rs
@@ -22,41 +22,45 @@ const BUNDLE_VAR_TOKEN: &[u8] = b"__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE_VAR_UNK";
 /// Patch a binary with bundle type information
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "windows"))]
 fn patch_binary(binary: &PathBuf, package_type: &PackageType) -> crate::Result<()> {
+  log::info!(
+    "Patching {} with bundle type information: {}",
+    display_path(binary),
+    package_type.short_name()
+  );
+
   let mut file_data = std::fs::read(binary).expect("Could not read binary file.");
 
-  if let Some(bundle_var_index) = kmp::index_of(BUNDLE_VAR_TOKEN, &file_data) {
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-    let bundle_type = match package_type {
-      crate::PackageType::Deb => b"__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE_VAR_DEB",
-      crate::PackageType::Rpm => b"__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE_VAR_RPM",
-      crate::PackageType::AppImage => b"__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE_VAR_APP",
-      _ => {
-        return Err(crate::Error::InvalidPackageType(
-          package_type.short_name().to_owned(),
-          "Linux".to_owned(),
-        ))
-      }
-    };
-    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    let bundle_type = match package_type {
-      crate::PackageType::Nsis => b"__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE_VAR_NSS",
-      crate::PackageType::WindowsMsi => b"__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE_VAR_MSI",
-      _ => {
-        return Err(crate::Error::InvalidPackageType(
-          package_type.short_name().to_owned(),
-          "Windows".to_owned(),
-        ))
-      }
-    };
+  let bundle_var_index =
+    kmp::index_of(BUNDLE_VAR_TOKEN, &file_data).ok_or(crate::Error::MissingBundleTypeVar)?;
+  #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+  let bundle_type = match package_type {
+    crate::PackageType::Deb => b"__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE_VAR_DEB",
+    crate::PackageType::Rpm => b"__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE_VAR_RPM",
+    crate::PackageType::AppImage => b"__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE_VAR_APP",
+    _ => {
+      return Err(crate::Error::InvalidPackageType(
+        package_type.short_name().to_owned(),
+        "Linux".to_owned(),
+      ))
+    }
+  };
+  #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+  let bundle_type = match package_type {
+    crate::PackageType::Nsis => b"__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE_VAR_NSS",
+    crate::PackageType::WindowsMsi => b"__TAURI_BUNDLE_TYPE_VAR_MSI",
+    _ => {
+      return Err(crate::Error::InvalidPackageType(
+        package_type.short_name().to_owned(),
+        "Windows".to_owned(),
+      ))
+    }
+  };
 
-    file_data[bundle_var_index..bundle_var_index + BUNDLE_VAR_TOKEN.len()]
-      .copy_from_slice(bundle_type);
+  file_data[bundle_var_index..bundle_var_index + BUNDLE_VAR_TOKEN.len()]
+    .copy_from_slice(bundle_type);
+
+  std::fs::write(binary, &file_data).map_err(|e| crate::Error::BinaryWriteError(e.to_string()))?;
 
-    std::fs::write(binary, &file_data)
-      .map_err(|e| crate::Error::BinaryWriteError(e.to_string()))?;
-  } else {
-    return Err(crate::Error::MissingBundleTypeVar);
-  }
   Ok(())
 }