diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
index 0e37a65..8d4757e 100644
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 A. J. Holyoake <a.j.holyoake@gmail.com> ajholyoake <a.j.holyoake@gmail.com>
+Alok Singh <alokbeniwal@gmail.com> Alok Singh <8325708+alok@users.noreply.github.com>
 Aaron Culich <aculich@gmail.com> Aaron Culich <aculich@eecs.berkeley.edu>
 Aron Ahmadia <aron@ahmadia.net> ahmadia <aron@ahmadia.net>
 Benjamin Ragan-Kelley <benjaminrk@gmail.com> <minrk@Mercury.local>
diff --git a/tools/release_helper.sh b/tools/release_helper.sh
index 55e7b40..79d25fa 100644
--- a/tools/release_helper.sh
+++ b/tools/release_helper.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Simple tool to help for release
 # when releasing with bash, simplei source it to get asked questions. 
 
-echo -n PREV_RELEASE:
+echo -n 'PREV_RELEASE (X.y.z):'
 read PREV_RELEASE
-echo -n MILESTONE:
+echo -n 'MILESTONE (X.y):'
 read MILESTONE
-echo -n VERSION:
+echo -n 'VERSION (X.y.z):'
 read VERSION
-echo -n branch:
+echo -n 'branch (master|X.y):'
 read branch
 
 echo