diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index 4eb3ad4..c7d327b 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ maybe_override() {
     if test "$OVERRIDE" = "false"; then
 	return
     fi
+    echo "Removing existing release for ${TAG}"
     api DELETE repos/$REPO/releases/tags/$TAG >& /dev/null || true
 }