diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 43d4cfbb..f4394233 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -65275,6 +65275,7 @@ function resolveVersionInput() {
                 throw new Error(`The specified python version file at: ${versionFile} does not exist.`);
             }
             if (fs_1.default.existsSync(defaultVersionFile)) {
+                core.warning(`The specified python version file at: ${versionFile} does not exist. Attempting to find ${defaultVersionFile} file.`);
                 versionFile = defaultVersionFile;
             }
             else {
diff --git a/src/setup-python.ts b/src/setup-python.ts
index fea50e13..c4db766f 100644
--- a/src/setup-python.ts
+++ b/src/setup-python.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ function resolveVersionInput(): string {
       }
 
       if (fs.existsSync(defaultVersionFile)) {
+        core.warning(
+          `The specified python version file at: ${versionFile} does not exist. Attempting to find ${defaultVersionFile} file.`
+        );
         versionFile = defaultVersionFile;
       } else {
         throw new Error(