diff --git a/cmd/helm/delete.go b/cmd/helm/delete.go
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f65b9d4d8dbbfc9f567d5280e78701fb8a4dc617..2390573d9efaeda03d72a2ebc536730eea8dfff6
--- a/cmd/helm/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/delete.go
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ func newDeleteCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				if err := del.run(); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
+
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "release \"%s\" deleted\n", del.name)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},