diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02d6de8..9769ac7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@
 
 ```
 ~ cd scripts
-~ sh release.sh --minor [--major [--patch]]
+~ ./release.sh --minor [--major [--patch]]
 ```
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 8325b2f..6adff8a
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 set -e
 
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Missing flag. Use --minor, --major or --patch"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 BRANCH="production-release"
 
 git fetch origin && \
@@ -13,25 +18,20 @@ echo "Fetched origin, created release-branch."
 NEW_TAG_D="-1"
 NEW_TAG=$NEW_TAG_D
 
-if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "No arguments provided"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 for cmd in "$@"
 do
 	case $cmd in
 		"--major")
 			echo "Incrementing Major Version"
-      NEW_TAG=$(sh ./semver.sh -v major)
+      NEW_TAG=$(./semver.sh -v major)
 			;;
 		"--minor")
 			echo "Incrementing Minor Version"
-      NEW_TAG=$(sh ./semver.sh -v minor)
+      NEW_TAG=$(./semver.sh -v minor)
 			;;
 		"--patch")
 			echo "Incrementing Patch Version"
-      NEW_TAG=$(sh ./semver.sh -v patch)
+      NEW_TAG=$(./semver.sh -v patch)
 			;;
         *)
             echo "No version specified"
@@ -54,6 +54,4 @@ git tag -a "$NEW_TAG" -m "Production ${NEW_TAG}" && \
 echo "Pushing branch $RELEASE_BRANCH" && \
 git push origin --follow-tags "$RELEASE_BRANCH" && \
 
-echo "Don't forget to merge to main and Approve the deploy to the production environment!"
-
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/semver.sh b/scripts/semver.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755