diff --git a/scripts/release b/scripts/release
index abe913629..5acb6356e 100755
--- a/scripts/release
+++ b/scripts/release
@@ -205,15 +205,15 @@ async function createRelease(options) {
         if (!fs.existsSync(options.code)) return exit('code must be a valid file');
 
         // "gpgconf --reload gpg-agent" is handy to reset existing password in the agent. See https://dev.gnupg.org/T3485 for pinentry-mode (--pinentry-mode=loopback --batch --passphrase ${passphrase} works if we want to gassword protect
-        console.log('Computing GPG signature...');
+        console.log(`${env.tag} Computing GPG signature...`);
         safe.fs.unlinkSync(`${options.code}.sig`);
         execSync(`gpg --no-default-keyring --local-user 0EADB19CDDA23CD0FE71E3470A372F8703C493CC --output ${options.code}.sig --detach-sig ${options.code}`,
             { stdio: [ null, process.stdout, process.stderr ] } );
 
-        console.log('Uploading source code tarball and signature...');
+        console.log(`${env.tag} Uploading source code tarball and signature...`);
         const sourceTarballName = path.basename(options.code);
-        execSync(`rsync ${options.code} ubuntu@${env.releasesServer}:/home/ubuntu/releases/${sourceTarballName}`, { stdio: [ null, process.stdout, process.stderr ] } );
-        execSync(`rsync ${options.code}.sig ubuntu@${env.releasesServer}:/home/ubuntu/releases/${sourceTarballName}.sig`, { stdio: [ null, process.stdout, process.stderr ] } );
+        execSync(`rsync --progress ${options.code} ubuntu@${env.releasesServer}:/home/ubuntu/releases/${sourceTarballName}`, { stdio: [ null, process.stdout, process.stderr ] } );
+        execSync(`rsync --progress ${options.code}.sig ubuntu@${env.releasesServer}:/home/ubuntu/releases/${sourceTarballName}.sig`, { stdio: [ null, process.stdout, process.stderr ] } );
 
         options.code = `https://${env.releasesServer}/${sourceTarballName}`;
     }
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ async function createRelease(options) {
         releases[secondLastVersion].next = null;
         delete releases[lastVersion];
 
-        console.log('Reverting %s', lastVersion);
+        console.log(`${env.tag} Reverting ${lastVersion}`);
         return await verifyAndUpload(env, releases);
     }