diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index e92896b9..a29f23d1 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ PlatformIO Core 6
 6.1.8 (2023-??-??)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+* Enhanced the parsing of the |PIOCONF| to provide comprehensive diagnostic information
+
 6.1.7 (2023-05-08)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/platformio/project/config.py b/platformio/project/config.py
index c2b072ef..08ab422c 100644
--- a/platformio/project/config.py
+++ b/platformio/project/config.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ProjectConfigBase:
         try:
             self._parser.read(path, "utf-8")
         except configparser.Error as exc:
-            raise exception.InvalidProjectConfError(path, str(exc))
+            raise exception.InvalidProjectConfError(path, str(exc)) from exc
 
         if not parse_extra:
             return