diff --git a/scripts/apps-version-check.sh b/scripts/apps-version-check.sh
index 797204cc8..902251bb9 100755
--- a/scripts/apps-version-check.sh
+++ b/scripts/apps-version-check.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 latest_release=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags --exclude '*rc*' --exclude '*alpha*' --exclude '*beta*' --exclude '*docker*')
-echo "Compare base: $latest_release"
+echo "Version check compare base: $latest_release"
 
 bad_app_count=0
 
diff --git a/scripts/rel/cut.sh b/scripts/rel/cut.sh
index 2a1c213fe..dda99220a 100755
--- a/scripts/rel/cut.sh
+++ b/scripts/rel/cut.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 ## cut a new 5.x release for EMQX (opensource or enterprise).
+set -x
 
 set -euo pipefail