diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 63df9259b..7f1817ecc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Set up Git config
               # Configure Git user details globally for the runner
               run: |
+                  echo "setting up git config"
                   git config --global user.name "Gitea Actions Bot"
                   git config --global user.email "actions-bot@your-gitea-instance.com" # Replace with a suitable email
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
                   TARGET_BRANCH: main # The branch to commit to
 
               run: |
+                  echo "reading author's list"
                   # Read authors into a Bash array
                   IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a authors <<< "$AUTHOR_LIST"