diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index e1097a2563..4410d653cd 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ def main():
         print(generate_pr_table(args.previous, args.current))
         return
 
-    print("EMAIL:")
+    print("Generating email and it's list of recipients for stage verification. This may take around a minute...")
     print(generate_email(args.previous, args.current, release_date=args.date).encode('UTF-8'))
     print("\n")
     print("Wiki Table:")