diff --git a/src/publish.rs b/src/publish.rs
index 4a7cde9..334400a 100644
--- a/src/publish.rs
+++ b/src/publish.rs
@@ -498,6 +498,13 @@ async fn get_index_metas(
     Ok(crate_versions)
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct PublishWarnings {
+    pub invalid_categories: Vec<String>,
+    pub invalid_badges: Vec<String>,
+    pub other: Vec<String>,
+}
+
 async fn process_crates(
     config: &Config,
     crate_versions: HashMap<String, Vec<IndexMeta>>,
@@ -570,17 +577,35 @@ async fn process_crates(
 
             debug!(status = ?resp.status(), "rcvd server response to publish request");
 
-            let resp_body: serde_json::Value = resp
+            let warnings: PublishWarnings = resp
                 .error_for_status()?
                 .json()
                 .await?;
 
-            debug!("server response body:\n{resp_body:#?}");
+            let mut any_warnings = false;
+
+            for warning in warnings.invalid_categories.iter() {
+                warn!(%crate_name, %version, "registry server invalid category warning: {}", warning);
+                any_warnings = true;
+            }
+
+            for warning in warnings.invalid_badges.iter() {
+                warn!(%crate_name, %version, "registry server invalid badge warning: {}", warning);
+                any_warnings = true;
+            }
+
+            for warning in warnings.other.iter() {
+                warn!(%crate_name, %version, "registry server 'other' warning: {}", warning);
+                any_warnings = true;
+            }
+
+            trace!("server response body:\n{warnings:#?}");
 
             info!(
                 %crate_name,
                 %version,
-                "published crate version",
+                any_warnings,
+                "published crate version!",
             );
         }
     }