diff --git a/pkgs/create-neon/package.json b/pkgs/create-neon/package.json
index 3a5d87280..6b2796e7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/create-neon/package.json
+++ b/pkgs/create-neon/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "create-neon",
-  "version": "0.5.1",
+  "version": "0.5.2",
   "description": "Create Neon projects with no build configuration.",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": "./dist/src/bin/create-neon.js",
diff --git a/pkgs/create-neon/src/create/app.ts b/pkgs/create-neon/src/create/app.ts
index cfd3f58d5..e21c86878 100644
--- a/pkgs/create-neon/src/create/app.ts
+++ b/pkgs/create-neon/src/create/app.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ export class AppCreator extends Creator {
   scripts(): Record<string, string> {
     return {
       test: "cargo test",
-      "cargo-build": "cargo build --message-format=json > cargo.log",
-      "cross-build": "cross build --message-format=json > cross.log",
+      "cargo-build":
+        "cargo build --message-format=json-render-diagnostics > cargo.log",
+      "cross-build":
+        "cross build --message-format=json-render-diagnostics > cross.log",
       "postcargo-build": "neon dist < cargo.log",
       "postcross-build": "neon dist -m /target < cross.log",
       debug: "npm run cargo-build --",
diff --git a/pkgs/create-neon/src/create/lib.ts b/pkgs/create-neon/src/create/lib.ts
index 8cb36c25c..59931a463 100644
--- a/pkgs/create-neon/src/create/lib.ts
+++ b/pkgs/create-neon/src/create/lib.ts
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ export class LibCreator extends Creator {
 
     let scripts: Record<string, string> = {
       test: `${tscAnd}cargo test`,
-      "cargo-build": `${tscAnd}cargo build --message-format=json > cargo.log`,
-      "cross-build": `${tscAnd}cross build --message-format=json > cross.log`,
+      "cargo-build": `${tscAnd}cargo build --message-format=json-render-diagnostics > cargo.log`,
+      "cross-build": `${tscAnd}cross build --message-format=json-render-diagnostics > cross.log`,
       "postcargo-build": "neon dist < cargo.log",
       "postcross-build": "neon dist -m /target < cross.log",
       debug: "npm run cargo-build --",