diff --git a/ChangeLog-10.5.md b/ChangeLog-10.5.md
index 39900d2c9ef..5d4e07da0f0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog-10.5.md
+++ b/ChangeLog-10.5.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes of the PHPUnit 10.5 release series are documented in this file using the [Keep a CHANGELOG](https://keepachangelog.com/) principles.
 
+## [10.5.27] - 2024-MM-DD
+
+### Fixed
+
+* [#5892](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5892): Errors during write of `phpunit.xml` are not handled correctly when `--generate-configuration` is used
+
 ## [10.5.26] - 2024-07-08
 
 ### Added
@@ -241,6 +247,7 @@ All notable changes of the PHPUnit 10.5 release series are documented in this fi
 
 * [#5563](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5563): `createMockForIntersectionOfInterfaces()` does not automatically register mock object for expectation verification
 
+[10.5.27]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/10.5.26...10.5
 [10.5.26]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/10.5.25...10.5.26
 [10.5.25]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/10.5.24...10.5.25
 [10.5.24]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/10.5.23...10.5.24
diff --git a/src/TextUI/Command/Commands/GenerateConfigurationCommand.php b/src/TextUI/Command/Commands/GenerateConfigurationCommand.php
index 7f450006d5a..8d9e47a20e9 100644
--- a/src/TextUI/Command/Commands/GenerateConfigurationCommand.php
+++ b/src/TextUI/Command/Commands/GenerateConfigurationCommand.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use function fgets;
 use function file_put_contents;
 use function getcwd;
+use function sprintf;
 use function trim;
 use PHPUnit\Runner\Version;
 use PHPUnit\TextUI\XmlConfiguration\Generator;
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ public function execute(): Result
 
         $generator = new Generator;
 
-        file_put_contents(
+        $result = @file_put_contents(
             'phpunit.xml',
             $generator->generateDefaultConfiguration(
                 Version::series(),
@@ -69,11 +70,26 @@ public function execute(): Result
             ),
         );
 
-        /* @noinspection MissingDirectorySeparatorInspection */
-        print PHP_EOL . 'Generated phpunit.xml in ' . getcwd() . '.' . PHP_EOL;
-        print 'Make sure to exclude the ' . $cacheDirectory . ' directory from version control.' . PHP_EOL;
+        if ($result !== false) {
+            return Result::from(
+                sprintf(
+                    PHP_EOL . 'Generated phpunit.xml in %s.' . PHP_EOL .
+                    'Make sure to exclude the %s directory from version control.' . PHP_EOL,
+                    getcwd(),
+                    $cacheDirectory,
+                ),
+            );
+        }
 
-        return Result::from();
+        // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
+        return Result::from(
+            sprintf(
+                PHP_EOL . 'Could not write phpunit.xml in %s.' . PHP_EOL,
+                getcwd(),
+            ),
+            Result::EXCEPTION,
+        );
+        // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
     }
 
     private function read(): string