diff --git a/build/scripts/do-release.sh b/build/scripts/do-release.sh
index 99c475e4ffd2..1921c61ad10b 100755
--- a/build/scripts/do-release.sh
+++ b/build/scripts/do-release.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -e
+set -u
+set -o pipefail
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.." || exit
 
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ where :
   exit 1
 }
 
-if [[ ($# -ne 0) || ( $1 == "--help") ||  $1 == "-h" ]]; then
+if [[ ($# -ne 0) ]]; then
   usage
 fi
 
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ readPomVersion() {
 }
 
 copyReleaseArtifacts() {
+  echo "Copying release artifacts"
   while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
     pushd "$(dirname "$file")" >/dev/null
     gpg --armor --detach-sign "$(basename "$file")"