diff --git a/build/autotools/Makefile.am.release b/build/autotools/Makefile.am.release
index aface745a..e763ae64c 100644
--- a/build/autotools/Makefile.am.release
+++ b/build/autotools/Makefile.am.release
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ release-message:
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "A new Clutter $(CLUTTER_RELEASE_STATUS) is now available at:"
 	@echo ""
-	@echo "  $(RELEASE_URL)/$(tar_file)"
+	@echo "  http://source.clutter-project.org/sources/clutter/$(CLUTTER_MAJOR_VERSION).$(CLUTTER_MINOR_VERSION)/"
+	@echo "  http://download.gnome.org/sources/clutter/$(CLUTTER_MAJOR_VERSION).$(CLUTTER_MINOR_VERSION)/"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "SHA256 Checksum:"
 	@echo ""
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ release-message:
 	@echo "  git clone git://git.gnome.org/clutter"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "will include a signed $(CLUTTER_VERSION) tag which points to a commit named:"
-	@echo "  `git cat-file tag $(CLUTTER_VERSION) | grep ^object | sed -e 's,object ,,'`"
+	@echo "  `git cat-file tag $(CLUTTER_VERSION) | $(GREP) ^object | $(SED) -e 's,object ,,'`"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "which can be verified with:"
 	@echo "  git verify-tag $(CLUTTER_VERSION)"
@@ -120,8 +121,7 @@ release-message:
 	@echo "  GLX, WGL, Quartz, or an EGL implementation"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Clutter also has platform-specific dependencies; for more information, see"
-	@echo "the README file at:"
-	@echo "  http://git.gnome.org/browse/clutter/tree/README.in"
+	@echo "the README file included in the release."
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Documentation:"
 	@echo "   Clutter: $(RELEASE_DOCS_URL)/clutter/$(CLUTTER_MAJOR_VERSION).$(CLUTTER_MINOR_VERSION)/"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ release-message:
 	@echo "  - Bugs should be reported on the Clutter Bugzilla product, at:"
 	@echo "    http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=clutter"
 	@echo ""
-	@$(SED) -n '1bend;/^Clutter /q;:end;2,$$p' $(top_srcdir)/NEWS
+	@$(SED) -n '1bend;/^Clutter /q;:end;2,$$p' $(top_srcdir)/NEWS | $(GREP) -v '^======'
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Have fun with Clutter!"
 	@echo "--- CUT HERE ---"