diff --git a/gitflow-release b/gitflow-release
index 8790405..b4f2424 100755
--- a/gitflow-release
+++ b/gitflow-release
@@ -15,12 +15,23 @@
 usage() {
 	echo "usage: gitflow start release <release>"
 	echo "       gitflow finish release <release>"
+	# TODO
+	#echo ""
+	#echo "options:"
+	#echo "--option    Explanation"
+	#echo ""
+	#echo "start-only options:"
+	#echo "--bump <script>"
+	#echo "            Run the given script to auto-update the version number"
+	#echo ""
+	#echo "finish-only options:"
+	#echo "--push      Push to the origin repo when finished"
 }
 
 parse_args() {
 	RELEASE="$1"
 	if [ "$RELEASE" = "" ]; then
-		echo "Missing argument <release>."
+		echo "Missing argument <release>"
 		usage
 		exit 1
 	fi
@@ -36,8 +47,19 @@
 	gitflow_require_branch_absent "$RELEASE_BRANCH"
 
 	# All checks passed, ready to roll
-	echo "git checkout -b \"$RELEASE_BRANCH\" develop"
-	echo "Don't forget to bump the version number now."
+	git checkout -b "$RELEASE_BRANCH" develop
+
+	echo ""
+	echo "Summary of actions:"
+	echo "- A new branch '$RELEASE_BRANCH' was created, based on 'develop'"
+	echo "- You are now on branch '$RELEASE_BRANCH'"
+	echo ""
+	echo "Follow-up actions:"
+	echo "- Bump the version number now!"
+	echo "- Start committing last-minute fixes in preparing your release"
+	echo "- When done, run:"
+	echo ""
+	echo "     gitflow finish release '$RELEASE_BRANCH'"
 }
 
 finish() {
@@ -46,17 +68,29 @@
 	# Checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
 
-	echo "git fetch origin"
-	git fetch origin
+	git fetch origin develop	# TODO: Make a flag to skip these fetches
+	git fetch origin master		# TODO: Make a flag to skip these fetches
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal 'master' 'origin/master'
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal 'develop' 'origin/develop'
 
 	# All checks passed, ready to roll
-	echo "git checkout master"
-	echo "git merge --no-ff \"$RELEASE_BRANCH\""
-	echo "git tag \"$RELEASE\""
-	echo "git checkout develop"
-	echo "git merge --no-ff \"$RELEASE_BRANCH\""
-	echo "git branch -d \"$RELEASE_BRANCH\""
+	git checkout master
+	git merge --no-ff "$RELEASE_BRANCH"
+	git tag "$RELEASE"
+	git checkout develop
+	git merge --no-ff "$RELEASE_BRANCH"
+	git branch -d "$RELEASE_BRANCH"
+
+	# TODO: Implement an optional push to master
+	# git push origin develop; git push origin master; git push --tags origin
+
+	echo ""
+	echo "Summary of actions:"
+	echo "- Latest objects have been fetched from 'origin'"
+	echo "- Release branch has been merged into 'master'"
+	echo "- The release was tagged '$RELEASE'"
+	echo "- Release branch has been back-merged into 'develop'"
+	echo "- Release branch '$RELEASE_BRANCH' has been deleted"
+	echo ""
 }