diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index b30d2e1e1..fdffd9eae 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ update_follower () {
   echo_run git fetch
   echo_run git pull
 
-  # 2 · Apply the patch. Do not use 3way because commit history is not in common
+  # 2 · Apply the patch
   if ! git apply --whitespace=nowarn "$PATCH_FILE"; then
-    echo "‼️  Some hunks could not be merged automatically."
-    echo; echo "Use a different terminal to fix files before continuing"
+    echo "‼️  Some changes could not be applied, so no changes were made."
+    echo "The command used was: git apply --whitespace=nowarn $PATCH_FILE"
+    echo; echo "Use a different terminal to fix and apply the patch before continuing"
     pause
   fi
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ update_follower () {
   git commit -m "transfer v${new_ver} updates from LF to ${DIR}"
 
   echo_run git status
-  pause                                     # build & test checkpoint
+  echo "💻  Build & test $DIR now."; pause  # build & test checkpoint
   queue_push push origin "$MAIN_BRANCH"
   cd ..
 }
@@ -127,7 +128,9 @@ update_follower "$SECOND_DIR"
 update_follower "$THIRD_DIR"
 
 # ---------- GitHub Actions Test ---------
-echo; echo "💻  Test GitHub Build Actions and then continue."; pause
+echo; 
+echo "💻  Test GitHub Build Actions for all three repositories and then continue."; 
+pause
 
 # --- return to primary path
 cd ${PRIMARY_ABS_PATH}
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@ cd ${PRIMARY_ABS_PATH}
 echo; echo "🚀  Ready to tag and push changes upstream."
 echo_run git log --oneline -2
 
-read -rp "▶▶  Ready to tag? (y/N): " confirm
+read -rp "▶▶  Ready to tag? (y/n): " confirm
 if [[ $confirm =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
   git tag -a "v${new_ver}" -m "v${new_ver}"
   queue_push_tag "v${new_ver}"
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ else
   echo "🚫  tag skipped, can add later"
 fi
 
-read -rp "▶▶  Push everything now? (y/N): " confirm
+read -rp "▶▶  Push everything now? (y/n): " confirm
 if [[ $confirm =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
   for cmd in "${push_cmds[@]}"; do echo "+ $cmd"; bash -c "$cmd"; done
   echo "🎉  All pushes completed."