diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3e095a8..2e2a8a9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noil"
-version = "0.0.3"
+version = "0.0.4"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/crates/noil/src/cli/apply.rs b/crates/noil/src/cli/apply.rs
index 5e51f4f..3bf19d7 100644
--- a/crates/noil/src/cli/apply.rs
+++ b/crates/noil/src/cli/apply.rs
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ impl ApplyCommand {
 
         if !self.commit {
             let action = print_changes(&input, !self.commit).await?;
-            match action {
+            let res = match action {
                 Action::Quit => Ok(()),
                 Action::Apply { original } => apply(&original).await,
                 Action::Edit => todo!(),
-            }
+            };
+
+            eprintln!("\nin preview mode: add (--commit) to perform actions");
+
+            res
         } else {
             apply(&input).await
         }