diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e5f8059..b3dd837f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## v0.23.12 (WIP)
+## v0.23.12
 
 - Skipped the default body size limit middleware for the backup upload endpooint ([#6152](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/6152)).
 
diff --git a/modernc_versions_check.go b/modernc_versions_check.go
index e417409a..d5708821 100644
--- a/modernc_versions_check.go
+++ b/modernc_versions_check.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"runtime/debug"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -15,7 +18,14 @@ const (
 	ModerncDepsCheckHookId = "pbModerncDepsCheck"
 )
 
-func checkModerncDeps(logger *slog.Logger) {
+// checkModerncDeps checks whether the current binary was buit with the
+// expected and tested modernc driver dependencies.
+//
+// This is needed because modernc.org/libc doesn't follow semantic versioning
+// and using a version different from the one in the go.mod of modernc.org/sqlite
+// could have unintended side-effects and cause obscure build and runtime bugs
+// (https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/6136).
+func checkModerncDeps(app core.App) {
 	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
 	if !ok {
 		return // no build info (probably compiled without module support)
@@ -42,23 +52,32 @@ func checkModerncDeps(logger *slog.Logger) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	var msg string
 	if driverVersion != expectedDriverVersion {
-		logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf(
-			"You are using  modernc.org/sqlite %s which differs from the tested %s.\n"+
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(
+			"You are using modernc.org/sqlite %s which differs from the expected and tested %s.\n"+
 				"Make sure to either manually update in your go.mod the dependency version to the expected one OR if you want to keep yours "+
 				"ensure that its indirect modernc.org/libc dependency has the same version as in the https://gitlab.com/cznic/sqlite/-/blob/master/go.mod, "+
 				"otherwise it could result in unexpected build or runtime errors.",
 			driverVersion,
 			expectedDriverVersion,
-		), slog.String("current", driverVersion), slog.String("expected", expectedDriverVersion))
+		)
+		app.Logger().Warn(msg, slog.String("current", driverVersion), slog.String("expected", expectedDriverVersion))
 	} else if libcVersion != expectedLibcVersion {
-		logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf(
-			"You are using a modernc.org/libc %s which differs from the tested %s.\n"+
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf(
+			"You are using modernc.org/libc %s which differs from the expected and tested %s.\n"+
 				"Please update your go.mod and manually set modernc.org/libc to %s, otherwise it could result in unexpected build or runtime errors "+
 				"(you may have to also run 'go clean -modcache' to clear the cache if the warning persists).",
 			libcVersion,
 			expectedLibcVersion,
 			expectedLibcVersion,
-		), slog.String("current", libcVersion), slog.String("expected", expectedLibcVersion))
+		)
+		app.Logger().Warn(msg, slog.String("current", libcVersion), slog.String("expected", expectedLibcVersion))
+	}
+
+	// ensure that the message is printed to the default stderr too
+	// (when in dev mode this is not needed because we print all logs)
+	if msg != "" && !app.IsDev() {
+		color.Yellow("\nWARN " + msg + "\n\n")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pocketbase.go b/pocketbase.go
index 58c8063a..cc083a12 100644
--- a/pocketbase.go
+++ b/pocketbase.go
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ func NewWithConfig(config Config) *PocketBase {
 			}
 
 			// run separately to avoid blocking
-			logger := be.App.Logger()
+			app := be.App
 			routine.FireAndForget(func() {
-				checkModerncDeps(logger)
+				checkModerncDeps(app)
 			})
 
 			return nil