diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 486af3f..add59ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 0.5.2 - 2026-01-20
+
+### Changed
+
+- `vectorSearch` now includes error details in the 500 response to make debugging easier.
+
 ## 0.5.1 - 2026-01-19
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0ea5f5..ce530ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "payloadcms-vectorize",
-  "version": "0.5.1",
+  "version": "0.5.2",
   "description": "A plugin to vectorize collections for RAG in Payload 3.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/endpoints/vectorSearch.ts b/src/endpoints/vectorSearch.ts
index 274c618..2ac5dae 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/vectorSearch.ts
+++ b/src/endpoints/vectorSearch.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export const createVectorSearchHandlers = <TPoolNames extends KnowledgePoolName>
 
       return Response.json({ results })
     } catch (error) {
-      return Response.json({ error: 'Internal server error' }, { status: 500 })
+      return Response.json({ error: `Internal server error: ${error}` }, { status: 500 })
     }
   }
   return { vectorSearch, requestHandler }