diff --git a/cibuildwheel/__main__.py b/cibuildwheel/__main__.py
index 22d3db5a..e0087485 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/__main__.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/__main__.py
@@ -406,8 +406,7 @@ def print_preamble(platform: str, build_options: BuildOptions) -> None:
 
     print("Build options:")
     print(f"  platform: {platform!r}")
-    for option, value in sorted(build_options._asdict().items()):
-        print(f"  {option}: {value!r}")
+    print(textwrap.indent(str(build_options), "  "))
 
     warnings = detect_warnings(platform, build_options)
     if warnings:
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/util.py b/cibuildwheel/util.py
index 3d9eb1be..5d536a93 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/util.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/util.py
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ class BuildOptions(NamedTuple):
     build_verbosity: int
     build_frontend: BuildFrontend
 
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        res = (f"{option}: {value!r}" for option, value in sorted(self._asdict().items()))
+        return "\n".join(res)
+
 
 class NonPlatformWheelError(Exception):
     def __init__(self) -> None: