diff --git a/build/RepositoryBuild.targets b/build/RepositoryBuild.targets
index c6aef79f10..3d3faefd5b 100644
--- a/build/RepositoryBuild.targets
+++ b/build/RepositoryBuild.targets
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
   <Target Name="BuildRepositories">
     <ItemGroup>
       <BatchedRepository Include="$(MSBuildProjectFullPath)">
+        <BuildGroup>%(RepositoryToBuildInOrder.Order)</BuildGroup>
+        <Repository>%(RepositoryToBuildInOrder.Identity)</Repository>
         <AdditionalProperties>
           RepositoryToBuild=%(RepositoryToBuildInOrder.Identity);
           BuildRepositoryRoot=$(_CloneRepositoryRoot)%(RepositoryToBuildInOrder.Identity)\
         </AdditionalProperties>
-        <BuildGroup>%(RepositoryToBuildInOrder.Order)</BuildGroup>
       </BatchedRepository>
     </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -17,6 +18,26 @@
       <BatchBuilds Condition="'$(BatchBuilds)'==''">false</BatchBuilds>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
+    <Message
+      Text="Building repositories in the following batches:"
+      Importance="High"
+      Condition="'$(BatchBuilds)'=='true'" />
+
+    <Message
+      Text="%(BatchedRepository.BuildGroup): @(BatchedRepository -> '%(Repository)', ', ')"
+      Importance="High"
+      Condition="'$(BatchBuilds)'=='true'" />
+
+    <Message
+      Text="Building repositories in the following order:"
+      Importance="High"
+      Condition="'$(BatchBuilds)'!='true'" />
+
+    <Message
+      Text="%(BatchedRepository.Repository)"
+      Importance="High"
+      Condition="'$(BatchBuilds)'!='true'" />
+
     <MSBuild
       Projects="@(BatchedRepository)"
       BuildInParallel="$(BatchBuilds)"