diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 5a61e82..374b634 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,16 @@ set -o errexit
 export DEV_VERSION="${DEV_VERSION:?You must set the next dev version}"
 export RELEASE_VERSION="${RELEASE_VERSION:?You must set the next release version}"
 
-echo "Will release [${RELEASE_VERSION}] and then bump to dev version [${DEV_VERSION}]"
-git fetch --tags && \
-  ./mvnw -B -Dtag=v"${RELEASE_VERSION}" release:clean release:prepare -DreleaseVersion="${RELEASE_VERSION}" -DdevelopmentVersion="${DEV_VERSION}" && \
-  ./mvnw -B -Dtag=v"${RELEASE_VERSION}" -DreleaseVersion="${RELEASE_VERSION}" -DdevelopmentVersion="${DEV_VERSION}" -Dgoals=deploy release:perform -Pcentral && \
-  git push origin main --tags
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+echo "[RELEASE] Will release [${RELEASE_VERSION}] and then bump to dev version [${DEV_VERSION}]"
+
+echo "[RELEASE] Fetching tags..."
+git fetch --tags
+
+echo "[RELEASE] Preparing for the release..."
+./mvnw -B -Dtag=v"${RELEASE_VERSION}" release:clean release:prepare -DreleaseVersion="${RELEASE_VERSION}" -DdevelopmentVersion="${DEV_VERSION}"
+
+echo "[RELEASE] Doing the actual release..."
+  ./mvnw -B -Dtag=v"${RELEASE_VERSION}" -DreleaseVersion="${RELEASE_VERSION}" -DdevelopmentVersion="${DEV_VERSION}" -Dgoals=deploy release:perform -Pcentral
+
+echo "[RELEASE] Pushing tags..."
+git push origin main --tags
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