diff --git a/skel/scripts/release.sh b/skel/scripts/release.sh
index 4f7819e..390c328 100755
--- a/skel/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/skel/scripts/release.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@
 
 
 # Get the directory of the repository (needed to include functions file)
-cd $(dirname $0)
-cd $(dirname $(pwd))
-[ -z "${VERBOSE}" ] && VERBOSE="0"
-source "scripts/functions.sh" || exit 1
+cd "$(dirname $0)"
+REPOS=$(dirname "$(pwd)")
+source "${REPOS}/scripts/functions.sh" || exit 1