diff --git a/.github/workflows/charts-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/charts-release.yaml
index 6498ce983cd..0a0092614bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/charts-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/charts-release.yaml
@@ -186,11 +186,14 @@ jobs:
                     echo "---"
                    ) > website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/container-security.md
                 fi
+
+                echo "Keeping some docs safe..."
                 # keep some docs safe
                 mv -f website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/CHANGELOG.md tmp/website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/CHANGELOG.md || :
                 mv -f website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/helm-security.md tmp/website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/helm-security.md || :
                 mv -f website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/container-security.md tmp/website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/container-security.md || :
 
+                echo "Removing old docs and recreating based on charts repo..."
                 # remove old docs everywhere and recreate based on charts repo
                 rm -rf website/docs/charts/*/${chart} || :
                 mkdir -p website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart} || echo "chart path already exists, continuing..."
@@ -198,16 +201,19 @@ jobs:
                 yes | cp -rf charts/${train}/${chart}/icon.png website/static/img/hotlink-ok/chart-icons/${chart}.png 2>/dev/null || :
                 yes | cp -rf charts/${train}/${chart}/screenshots/* website/static/img/hotlink-ok/chart-screenshots/${chart}/ 2>/dev/null || :
 
+                echo "Copying back kept docs..."
                 # Copy over kept documents
                 mv -f tmp/website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/CHANGELOG.md website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/CHANGELOG.md 2>/dev/null || :
                 mv -f tmp/website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/helm-security.md website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/helm-security.md 2>/dev/null || :
                 mv -f tmp/website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/container-security.md website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/container-security.md 2>/dev/null || :
 
+                echo "Appending SCALE changelog to actual changelog..."
                 # Append SCALE changelog to actual changelog
                 sed -i '1d' "website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/CHANGELOG.md" || echo "failed to sed 1d changelog..."
                 cat "charts/${train}/${chart}/app-changelog.md" | cat - "website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/CHANGELOG.md" > temp && mv temp "website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/CHANGELOG.md"
                 sed -i '1s/^/---\ntitle: Changelog\n---\n\n/' "website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/CHANGELOG.md" || echo "failed to add changelog header..."
 
+                echo "Creating index.md..."
                 touch website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/index.md
                 (
                   echo "---"
@@ -228,6 +234,7 @@ jobs:
                 echo "## Available Documentation" >> website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/index.md
                 echo "" >> website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/index.md
 
+                echo "Iterating over all files in the docs directory..."
                 # Iterate over all files in the docs directory
                 for file in website/docs/charts/${train}/${chart}/*.md; do
                   # Extract the file name and first line from each file