diff --git a/src/release.sh b/src/release.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 24e26f021def9b19f236b7e483ed401e7a6a3101..15aa23920901531ee65abf63f0d4e3547af1a2ff
--- a/src/release.sh
+++ b/src/release.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
 ssh git@gitlab.nexdev.uk
-git clone git@gitlab.nexdev.uk:$(CI_PROJECT_PATH).git
-cd $(CI_PROJECT_NAME)
+
+echo "Cloning 'git@gitlab.nexdev.uk:$CI_PROJECT_PATH.git'"
+git clone "git@gitlab.nexdev.uk:$CI_PROJECT_PATH.git"  -q > /dev/null
+
+echo "Running standard version"
+cd "$CI_PROJECT_NAME"
 standard-version
+
+echo "Pushing new commit"
 git push --follow-tags -o ci.skip
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