diff --git a/pkg/cmd/release/delete/delete.go b/pkg/cmd/release/delete/delete.go
index f4b124e97..059305be7 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/release/delete/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/release/delete/delete.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func NewCmdDelete(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*DeleteOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.SkipConfirm, "yes", "y", false, "Skip the confirmation prompt")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.CleanupTag, "cleanup-tag", false, "Delete the tag attached to the release")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.CleanupTag, "cleanup-tag", false, "Delete the specified tag in addition to its release")
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -98,15 +98,15 @@ func deleteRun(opts *DeleteOptions) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		cleanupMessage = " and cleanup the tag"
+		cleanupMessage = " and tag"
 	}
-	
+
 	if !opts.IO.IsStdoutTTY() || !opts.IO.IsStderrTTY() {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	iofmt := opts.IO.ColorScheme()
-	fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "%s Deleted release %s%s\n", iofmt.SuccessIconWithColor(iofmt.Red), release.TagName, cleanupMessage)
+	fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "%s Deleted release%s %s\n", iofmt.SuccessIconWithColor(iofmt.Red), cleanupMessage, release.TagName)
 	if !release.IsDraft && !mustCleanupTag {
 		fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "%s Note that the %s git tag still remains in the repository\n", iofmt.WarningIcon(), release.TagName)
 	}
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func deleteRelease(httpClient *http.Client, releaseURL string) error {
 func deleteTag(httpClient *http.Client, baseRepo ghrepo.Interface, tagName string) error {
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("repos/%s/%s/git/refs/tags/%s", baseRepo.RepoOwner(), baseRepo.RepoName(), tagName)
 	url := ghinstance.RESTPrefix(baseRepo.RepoHost()) + path
-	
+
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -152,4 +152,3 @@ func deleteTag(httpClient *http.Client, baseRepo ghrepo.Interface, tagName strin
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/release/delete/delete_test.go b/pkg/cmd/release/delete/delete_test.go
index f03d730cc..34ebb03db 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/release/delete/delete_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/release/delete/delete_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func Test_NewCmdDelete(t *testing.T) {
 			want: DeleteOptions{
 				TagName:     "v1.2.3",
 				SkipConfirm: false,
-				CleanupTag: false,
+				CleanupTag:  false,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func Test_NewCmdDelete(t *testing.T) {
 			want: DeleteOptions{
 				TagName:     "v1.2.3",
 				SkipConfirm: true,
-				CleanupTag: false,
+				CleanupTag:  false,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func Test_NewCmdDelete(t *testing.T) {
 			want: DeleteOptions{
 				TagName:     "v1.2.3",
 				SkipConfirm: false,
-				CleanupTag: true,
+				CleanupTag:  true,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ func Test_NewCmdDelete(t *testing.T) {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
 
-
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.want.TagName, opts.TagName)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.want.SkipConfirm, opts.SkipConfirm)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.want.CleanupTag, opts.CleanupTag)
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ func Test_deleteRun(t *testing.T) {
 			opts: DeleteOptions{
 				TagName:     "v1.2.3",
 				SkipConfirm: true,
-				CleanupTag: false,
+				CleanupTag:  false,
 			},
 			wantStdout: ``,
 			wantStderr: heredoc.Doc(`
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ func Test_deleteRun(t *testing.T) {
 			opts: DeleteOptions{
 				TagName:     "v1.2.3",
 				SkipConfirm: false,
-				CleanupTag: false,
+				CleanupTag:  false,
 			},
 			wantStdout: ``,
 			wantStderr: ``,
@@ -143,11 +142,11 @@ func Test_deleteRun(t *testing.T) {
 			opts: DeleteOptions{
 				TagName:     "v1.2.3",
 				SkipConfirm: true,
-				CleanupTag: true,
+				CleanupTag:  true,
 			},
 			wantStdout: ``,
 			wantStderr: heredoc.Doc(`
-				✓ Deleted release v1.2.3 and cleanup the tag
+				✓ Deleted release and tag v1.2.3
 			`),
 		},
 		{
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ func Test_deleteRun(t *testing.T) {
 			opts: DeleteOptions{
 				TagName:     "v1.2.3",
 				SkipConfirm: false,
-				CleanupTag: true,
+				CleanupTag:  true,
 			},
 			wantStdout: ``,
 			wantStderr: ``,
@@ -179,7 +178,6 @@ func Test_deleteRun(t *testing.T) {
 			fakeHTTP.Register(httpmock.REST("DELETE", "repos/OWNER/REPO/releases/23456"), httpmock.StatusStringResponse(204, ""))
 			fakeHTTP.Register(httpmock.REST("DELETE", "repos/OWNER/REPO/git/refs/tags/v1.2.3"), httpmock.StatusStringResponse(204, ""))
 
-
 			tt.opts.IO = ios
 			tt.opts.HttpClient = func() (*http.Client, error) {
 				return &http.Client{Transport: fakeHTTP}, nil