diff --git a/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake b/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake
index 9fd0893e5..5bfbd74a5 100644
--- a/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ macro (dagmc_setup_build)
   if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release" AND
       NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug" AND
       NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "RelWithDebInfo")
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Specified CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE is invalid; valid options are Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Specified CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} is invalid; valid options are Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo")
   endif ()
   string(TOUPPER ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER)
   message(STATUS "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.rst b/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
index dec48de59..6e099a369 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Next version
   * Inline documentation improvements (#945)
   * Streamline dependencies of docker CI images (#951 #952)
   * Update github actions to newer versions as necessary (#958)
+  * CMake error message update (#960)
 
 v3.2.3
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