diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/refresh_brew.rb b/Library/Homebrew/refresh_brew.rb
index 18183e292f..37892e51b7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/refresh_brew.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/refresh_brew.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class RefreshBrew
   end
   
   def current_revision
-    in_prefix { `#{REVISION_COMMAND}`.strip }
+    in_prefix { execute(REVISION_COMMAND).strip }
   end
   
   private
@@ -36,11 +36,17 @@ class RefreshBrew
     Dir.chdir(HOMEBREW_PREFIX) { yield }
   end
   
+  def execute(cmd)
+    out = `#{cmd}`
+    ohai "#{cmd}: #{out}" if ARGV.verbose?
+    out
+  end
+  
   def git_checkout_masterbrew!
-    in_prefix { `#{CHECKOUT_COMMAND}` }
+    in_prefix { execute CHECKOUT_COMMAND }
   end
   
   def git_pull!
-    in_prefix { `#{UPDATE_COMMAND}` }
+    in_prefix { execute UPDATE_COMMAND }
   end
 end
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diff --git a/bin/brew b/bin/brew
index 1c57a5b2fd..e2e42d2b7a 100755
--- a/bin/brew
+++ b/bin/brew
@@ -113,10 +113,11 @@ begin
     when 'up', 'update'
       require 'refresh_brew'
       updater = RefreshBrew.new
+      old_revision = updater.current_revision
       unless updater.update_from_masterbrew!
         ohai "Already up-to-date."
       else
-        ohai "Updated Homebrew to: #{updater.current_revision}"
+        ohai "Updated Homebrew from #{old_revision} to #{updater.current_revision}."
         if updater.pending_formulae_changes?
           ohai "The following formulae were updated: #{updater.updated_formulae.join(', ')}"
         else