diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index e69a5979e..4effaf2e5 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@
 		</exec>
 		<echo msg="Version number updated." />
 		<property name="version" value="${release_version}" override="true" />
-		<echo msg="${version}" />
-		<echo msg="${release_version}" />
 	</target>
 
 	<!--
@@ -171,9 +169,9 @@
 	-->
 	<target name="release-commit" depends="next-version,prepare">
 		<echo msg="Creating new release commit" />
-		<exec command="git add ./lib/Cake/VERSION.txt" checkreturn="true" />
-		<exec command="git commit -m 'Update version number to ${release_version}'" checkreturn="true" />
-		<exec command="git tag -a ${release_version} -m 'CakePHP ${release_version}'" checkreturn="true" />
+		<exec command="git add ./lib/Cake/VERSION.txt" logoutput="true" checkreturn="true" />
+		<exec command="git commit -m 'Update version number to ${release_version}'" logoutput="true" checkreturn="true" />
+		<exec command="git tag -a ${release_version} -m 'CakePHP ${release_version}'" logoutput="true" checkreturn="true" />
 
 		<propertyprompt propertyName="shipit" defaultValue="n" promptText="Ship the new commit and tag?" />
 		<condition property="noshipit" value="1">
@@ -182,8 +180,8 @@
 		<fail if="noshipit" msg="You said not to ship it." />
 
 		<echo msg="Pushing commit and tag." />
-		<exec command="git push ${git.remote}" checkreturn="true" />
-		<exec command="git push ${git.remote} ${release_version}" checkreturn="true" />
+		<exec command="git push ${git.remote}" logoutput="true" checkreturn="true" />
+		<exec command="git push ${git.remote} ${release_version}" logoutput="true" checkreturn="true" />
 		<echo msg="Push complete." />
 	</target>
 
@@ -204,5 +202,4 @@
 	<target name="build" depends="generate-package" />
 	<target name="release" depends="release-commit,build,distribute" />
 
-
 </project>