diff --git a/release.ps1 b/release.ps1
index 78d4fe3f8..48417a0c1 100644
--- a/release.ps1
+++ b/release.ps1
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Write-Output "Did you check..."
+Write-Output "1) That you are on master?"
+Write-Output "2) That you are up to date with origin?"
+Write-Output "3) That the changelog is updated?"
+Write-Output "4) That the assembly version is updated?"
+Write-Output "5) That you specified the correct assembly version when running this script?"
+Read-Host
+
 $version = $args[0]
 
 git add .