diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9802e98..fd7ab57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to the "kubectl-plugin-socks5-proxy" extension will be documented in this file.
 
+## v1.0.1
+
+- Added helping message to be shown in starting the proxy
+
 ## v1.0.0
 
 - Initial release
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0ec25f7..b18d465 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.0.0
+v1.0.1
diff --git a/kubectl-socks5-proxy b/kubectl-socks5-proxy
index 3fd9b1b..d56b254 100755
--- a/kubectl-socks5-proxy
+++ b/kubectl-socks5-proxy
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ run_proxy(){
   # Install an SOCKS5 proxy server if not yet installed
   r=$(kubectl get pod socks5 -n ${namespace} 2>/dev/null | tail -1 | awk '{print $1}') # 
   if [ "${r}" != "socks5" ];then
-    echo "Creating Socks5 Proxy (Pod)..."
+    echo "Creating SOCKS5 Proxy (Pod)..."
     cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -n ${namespace} -f -
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Pod
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ EOF
     done
   fi
 
+  echo "Starting a local SOCKS5 Proxy (localhost:${port})..."
+  echo ""
+  echo "The proxy Pod can be cleaned up with ^C (if not in background),"
+  echo "or with a command \"kubectl delete pod socks5 -n ${namespace}\""
+  echo ""
   # Setup portforward
   kubectl port-forward -n ${namespace} socks5 $port:1080 
 }