diff --git a/cli/cmd/release_create.go b/cli/cmd/release_create.go
index 0f5d0713e..13af6cb1f 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/release_create.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/release_create.go
@@ -485,8 +485,13 @@ Prepared to create release with defaults:
 		}
 		log.FinishSpinner()
 
-		// ignore error since operation was successful
-		log.ChildActionWithoutSpinner("Channel %s successfully set to release %d\n", promoteChanID, release.Sequence)
+		if len(promoteResp.Warnings) > 0 {
+			for _, w := range promoteResp.Warnings {
+				log.ChildActionWithoutSpinner("Warning: %s", w)
+			}
+		} else {
+			log.ChildActionWithoutSpinner("Channel %s successfully set to release %d", promoteChanID, release.Sequence)
+		}
 
 		if r.appType == "kots" && r.args.createReleasePromoteWaitForAirgap {
 			if err := r.waitForAirgapBuilds(promoteResp, r.args.createReleasePromoteWaitForAirgapTimeout, log); err != nil {
diff --git a/cli/cmd/release_promote.go b/cli/cmd/release_promote.go
index 2eedb9128..99f6d1d82 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/release_promote.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/release_promote.go
@@ -108,21 +108,33 @@ func (r *runners) releasePromote(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error)
 		log.Silence()
 
 		out := struct {
-			Channel         string `json:"channel"`
-			ReleaseSequence int64  `json:"release_sequence"`
-			VersionLabel    string `json:"version_label"`
+			Channel         string   `json:"channel"`
+			ReleaseSequence int64    `json:"release_sequence"`
+			VersionLabel    string   `json:"version_label"`
+			Warnings        []string `json:"warnings,omitempty"`
 		}{
 			Channel:         newID,
 			ReleaseSequence: seq,
 			VersionLabel:    r.args.releaseVersion,
 		}
+
+		if promoteResp != nil && len(promoteResp.Warnings) > 0 {
+			out.Warnings = promoteResp.Warnings
+		}
+
 		enc := json.NewEncoder(r.w)
 		enc.SetIndent("", "  ")
 		if err := enc.Encode(out); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "encode json output")
 		}
 	} else {
-		fmt.Fprintf(r.w, "Channel %s successfully set to release %d\n", channelName, seq)
+		if len(promoteResp.Warnings) > 0 {
+			for _, w := range promoteResp.Warnings {
+				fmt.Fprintf(r.w, "Warning: %s\n", w)
+			}
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(r.w, "Channel %s successfully set to release %d\n", channelName, seq)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if r.appType == "kots" && r.args.releasePromoteWaitForAirgap {
diff --git a/pkg/types/release.go b/pkg/types/release.go
index 03ab39251..1049e1b41 100644
--- a/pkg/types/release.go
+++ b/pkg/types/release.go
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ type AirgapBuildSummary struct {
 type PromoteReleaseResponse struct {
 	Release      KotsAppRelease       `json:"release"`
 	AirgapBuilds []AirgapBuildSummary `json:"airgapBuilds"`
+	Warnings     []string             `json:"warnings,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type KotsAppRelease struct {