diff --git a/git-flow-release b/git-flow-release
index d42287d..f71f753 100644
--- a/git-flow-release
+++ b/git-flow-release
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 	# sanity checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
-	git fetch $ORIGIN
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $DEVELOP_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH
 	gitflow_require_branch_absent $BRANCH
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 	# sanity checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
-	git fetch $ORIGIN
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $MASTER_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$MASTER_BRANCH
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $DEVELOP_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH