diff --git a/git-flow-release b/git-flow-release
index 882a7be..37f44f0 100644
--- a/git-flow-release
+++ b/git-flow-release
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@
 	release_branches=$(echo "$(git_local_branches)" | grep "^$PREFIX")
 	if [ -z "$release_branches" ]; then
 		warn "No release branches exist."
+                warn ""
+                warn "You can start a new release branch:"
+                warn ""
+                warn "    git flow release start <name> [<base>]"
+
 		exit 0
 	fi