diff --git a/bin/build.sh b/bin/build.sh
index 20a9c84d4..902cde7f7 100755
--- a/bin/build.sh
+++ b/bin/build.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-echo 'module.exports = { build_date:"'`date --iso-8601=seconds`'", build_revision: "'`git log -1 --format="%H"`'" };' > services/build.js
-
 echo "Deleting dist"
 
 rm -r dist/*
diff --git a/bin/release.sh b/bin/release.sh
index 28d2dd9b9..559a09fdb 100755
--- a/bin/release.sh
+++ b/bin/release.sh
@@ -18,35 +18,49 @@ if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+echo "Releasing Trilium $VERSION"
+
 jq '.version = "'$VERSION'"' package.json|sponge package.json
 
+echo 'module.exports = { build_date:"'`date --iso-8601=seconds`'", build_revision: "'`git log -1 --format="%H"`'" };' > services/build.js
+
 TAG=v$VERSION
 
-git commit -m "$VERSION"
+echo "Committing package.json version change"
+
+git commit -m "release $VERSION"
 git push
 
+echo "Tagging commit with $TAG"
+
 git tag $TAG
 git push origin $TAG
 
-echo "Releasing Trilium $VERSION"
+bin/build.sh
 
-build
-
-package
+bin/package.sh
 
 LINUX_BUILD=trilium-linux-$VERSION.7z
 WINDOWS_BUILD=trilium-windows-$VERSION.7z
 
+echo "Creating release in GitHub"
+
 github-release release \
     --tag $TAG \
     --name "$TAG release"
 
+echo "Uploading linux build"
+
 github-release upload \
     --tag $TAG \
     --name "$LINUX_BUILD" \
     --file "dist/$LINUX_BUILD"
 
+echo "Uploading windows build"
+
 github-release upload \
     --tag $TAG \
     --name "$WINDOWS_BUILD" \
-    --file "dist/$WINDOWS_BUILD"
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+    --file "dist/$WINDOWS_BUILD"
+
+echo "Release finished!"
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