diff --git a/.changes/error-out-if-no-config.md b/.changes/error-out-if-no-config.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eacac4f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/error-out-if-no-config.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"cargo-packager": patch
+---
+
+Error out if we cannot find a configuration file.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 01f83774..b59bc92f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cargo-packager"
-version = "0.6.1"
+version = "0.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ar",
  "base64 0.21.7",
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cargo-packager-resource-resolver"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "cargo-packager-utils",
  "heck 0.4.1",
diff --git a/crates/packager/src/cli/mod.rs b/crates/packager/src/cli/mod.rs
index 2a925a1c..b612eb7e 100644
--- a/crates/packager/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/packager/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ fn run_cli(cli: Cli) -> Result<()> {
     };
 
     if configs.is_empty() {
-        tracing::debug!("Couldn't detect a valid configuration file or all configurations are disabled! Nothing to do here.");
-        return Ok(());
+        return Err(crate::Error::NoConfig);
     }
 
     let cli_out_dir = cli.out_dir.as_ref().map(dunce::canonicalize).transpose()?;
diff --git a/crates/packager/src/error.rs b/crates/packager/src/error.rs
index b1557e49..a73d6440 100644
--- a/crates/packager/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/packager/src/error.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// Target triple environment error
     #[error("Unable to determine target-environment")]
     Environment,
+    /// No config file found.
+    #[error("Couldn't detect a valid configuration file or all configurations are disabled.")]
+    NoConfig,
     /// I/O errors.
     #[error(transparent)]
     Io(#[from] std::io::Error),