diff --git a/.travis/release.sh b/.travis/release.sh
index 4aee9a7cb8..acf6a75949 100644
--- a/.travis/release.sh
+++ b/.travis/release.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ EOF
 echo "Updating release at https://api.github.com/repos/pmd/pmd/releases/${RELEASE_ID}..."
 RESPONSE=$(curl -i -s -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data-binary "@release-edit-request.json" -X PATCH https://api.github.com/repos/pmd/pmd/releases/${RELEASE_ID})
 if [[ "$RESPONSE" != *"HTTP/1.1 200"* ]]; then
+    echo "Request:"
+    cat release-edit-request.json
+    echo
+    echo "Response:"
     echo "$RESPONSE"
 else
     echo "Update OK"
diff --git a/do-release.sh b/do-release.sh
index 4e884f6f7c..acc15b7b15 100755
--- a/do-release.sh
+++ b/do-release.sh
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ echo
 echo "Verify the new release on github: <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/${RELEASE_VERSION}>"
 echo
 echo
-echo "Send out an announcement mail to the mailing list:
-echo "To: PMD Developers List <pmd-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
+echo "Send out an announcement mail to the mailing list:"
+echo "To: PMD Developers List <pmd-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>"
 echo "Subject: [ANNOUNCE] PMD ${RELEASE_VERSION} Released"
 echo "Body: !!Copy Changelog!!"
 echo