diff --git a/.make/check-env-var-annotations.sh b/.make/check-env-var-annotations.sh
index 1be601567df..a3fa057561c 100755
--- a/.make/check-env-var-annotations.sh
+++ b/.make/check-env-var-annotations.sh
@@ -1,42 +1,67 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# The following grep will filter out every line containing an `env` annotation
-# it will ignore every line that already has a valid `introductionVersion` annotation
-#
-# valid examples:
-#
-# introductionVersion:"pre5.0"
-# introductionVersion:"5.0"
-# introductionVersion:"4.9.3-rc5"
-# introductionVersion:"5.0.1-cheesecake"
-# introductionVersion:"5.10.100.15"
-# introductionVersion:"0.0"
-# introductionVersion:"releaseX"  # acceptable alphabetical version
-# introductionVersion:"Addams"   # another alphabetical example
-#
-# invalid examples:
-#
-# introductionVersion:"5.0cheesecake"
-# introductionVersion:"5"
-# introductionVersion:"5blueberry"
-# introductionVersion:"5-lasagna"
-# introductionVersion:"4.9.3rc5"
+# The following grep will filter out every line containing an `env` annotation.
+# It will ignore every line that already has a valid `introductionVersion` annotation.
+
+RED=$(echo -e "\033[0;31m")
+GREEN=$(echo -e "\033[0;32m")
+NORM=$(echo -e "\033[0m")
+
+# create a here doc function to be printed in case of introductionVersion annotation errors
+# note that tabs are used intentionally. they are removed by cat but are required to make the code readable. 
+print_introduction_version_examples() {
+	cat <<-EOL
+		  ${GREEN}Valid examples:${NORM}
+
+		  introductionVersion:"pre5.0"
+		  introductionVersion:"5.0"
+		  introductionVersion:"4.9.3-rc5"
+		  introductionVersion:"5.0.1-cheesecake"
+		  introductionVersion:"5.10.100.15"
+		  introductionVersion:"0.0"
+		  introductionVersion:"releaseX"  # acceptable alphabetical version
+		  introductionVersion:"Addams"    # another alphabetical example such as a release name
+
+		  ${RED}Invalid examples:${NORM}
+
+		  introductionVersion:"5.0cheesecake"
+		  introductionVersion:"5"
+		  introductionVersion:"5blueberry"
+		  introductionVersion:"5-lasagna"
+		  introductionVersion:"4.9.3rc5"
+
+		  See the dev docs for more details: https://owncloud.dev/services/general-info/envvars/envvar-naming-scopes/
+	EOL
+}
 
 ERROR=0
 
 SEMVER_REGEX="([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]*)(\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]*)){1,2}(?:-([0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*))?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z-]+)?"
 ALPHA_REGEX="[A-Za-z]+[A-Za-z0-9-]*"
 
-QUERY_INTRO=$(git grep -n "env:" -- '*.go' |grep -v -P "introductionVersion:\"($SEMVER_REGEX|(pre5\\.0)|($ALPHA_REGEX))\""|grep -v "_test.go"|grep -v "vendor/")
+QI=$(git grep -n "env:" -- '*.go' |grep -v -P "introductionVersion:\"($SEMVER_REGEX|(pre5\\.0)|($ALPHA_REGEX))\""|grep -v "_test.go"|grep -v "vendor/")
+
+# add a new line after each hit, eol identified via "´ which only appears at the end of each envvar string definition
+QUERY_INTRO=$(echo "${QI}" | sed "s#\"\`#\"\`\n#g")
+
 RESULTS_INTRO=$(echo "${QUERY_INTRO}"|wc -l)
+
+echo "Checking introductionVersion annotations"
+
 if [ "${QUERY_INTRO}" != "" ] && [ "${RESULTS_INTRO}" -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo
   echo "==============================================================================================="
-  echo "The following ${RESULTS_INTRO} items contain an invalid or missing introductionVersion annotation:"
+  echo ${RED}"The following ${RESULTS_INTRO} items contain invalid or missing introductionVersion annotation(s):"${NORM}
   echo "==============================================================================================="
+  echo
   echo "$QUERY_INTRO"
+  echo
+  print_introduction_version_examples
+  echo
   ERROR=1
 else
   echo "All introductionVersion annotations are valid"
+  echo
 fi
 
 # The following grep will filter out every line containing an `env` annotation
@@ -45,9 +70,13 @@ fi
 QUERY_DESC=$(git grep -n "env:" -- '*.go' |grep -v -P "desc:\".{10,}\""|grep -v "_test.go"|grep -v "vendor/")
 
 RESULTS_DESC=$(echo "${QUERY_DESC}"|wc -l)
+
+echo "Checking description annotations"
+
 if [ "${QUERY_DESC}" != "" ] && [ "${RESULTS_DESC}" -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo
   echo "==============================================================================================="
-  echo "The following ${RESULTS_DESC} items contain an invalid or missing description annotation:"
+  echo ${RED}"The following ${RESULTS_DESC} items contain invalid or missing description annotation:"${NORM}
   echo "==============================================================================================="
   echo "$QUERY_DESC"
   ERROR=1