diff --git a/cli/package/create-cli-dist.sh b/cli/package/create-cli-dist.sh
index e1eb9b3f5d..c948b337c2 100755
--- a/cli/package/create-cli-dist.sh
+++ b/cli/package/create-cli-dist.sh
@@ -7,26 +7,44 @@ export GRADLE_DIST_NAME="cli.tar"
 export GRADLE_DIST_PATH="../build/distributions/$GRADLE_DIST_NAME"
 
 arrangegradledist() {
+    # Arrange $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME directory structure to contain a runnable
+    # jar at the top-level, and a lib dir containing dependencies:
+    # .
+    # |
+    # |__ cli.jar
+    # |__ lib
+    # |__ |__ dep1.jar
+    # |__ |__ dep2.jar
+    # |__ |__ ...
+    # Copy the build's distribution tarball to this directory.
 	cp -v $GRADLE_DIST_PATH .
+	# Create a clean directory to hold the tarball's content.
 	rm -rf $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME
 	mkdir $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME
-	tar -xf $GRADLE_DIST_NAME -C bisq-cli-release
+	# Extract the tarball's content into $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME.
+	tar -xf $GRADLE_DIST_NAME -C $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME
 	cd $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME
+	# Rearrange $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME contents:  move the lib directory up one level.
 	mv -v cli/lib .
+	# Rearrange $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME contents:  remove the cli/bin and cli directories.
 	rm -rf cli
+	# Rearrange $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME contents:  move the lib/cli.jar up one level.
 	mv -v lib/cli.jar .
 }
 
 writemanifest() {
+    # Make the cli.jar runnable, and define its dependencies in a MANIFEST.MF update.
 	echo "Main-Class: bisq.cli.CliMain" > manifest-update.txt
 	printf "Class-Path:  " >> manifest-update.txt
 	for file in lib/*
 	do
+	  # Each new line in the classpath must be preceded by two spaces.
 	  printf "  %s\n" "$file" >> manifest-update.txt
 	done
 }
 
 updatemanifest() {
+    # Append contents of to cli.jar's MANIFEST.MF.
 	jar uvfm cli.jar manifest-update.txt
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/package/create-daemon-dist.sh b/daemon/package/create-daemon-dist.sh
index f5fc61eb2f..b6784e1958 100755
--- a/daemon/package/create-daemon-dist.sh
+++ b/daemon/package/create-daemon-dist.sh
@@ -7,26 +7,44 @@ export GRADLE_DIST_NAME="daemon.tar"
 export GRADLE_DIST_PATH="../build/distributions/$GRADLE_DIST_NAME"
 
 arrangegradledist() {
+    # Arrange $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME directory structure to contain a runnable
+    # jar at the top-level, and a lib dir containing dependencies:
+    # .
+    # |
+    # |__ daemon.jar
+    # |__ lib
+    # |__ |__ dep1.jar
+    # |__ |__ dep2.jar
+    # |__ |__ ...
+    # Copy the build's distribution tarball to this directory.
 	cp -v $GRADLE_DIST_PATH .
+	# Create a clean directory to hold the tarball's content.
 	rm -rf $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME
 	mkdir $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME
-	tar -xf $GRADLE_DIST_NAME -C bisq-daemon-release
+	# Extract the tarball's content into $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME.
+	tar -xf $GRADLE_DIST_NAME -C $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME
 	cd $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME
+	# Rearrange $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME contents:  move the lib directory up one level.
 	mv -v daemon/lib .
+	# Rearrange $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME contents:  remove the daemon/bin and daemon directories.
 	rm -rf daemon
+	# Rearrange $BISQ_RELEASE_NAME contents:  move the lib/daemon.jar up one level.
 	mv -v lib/daemon.jar .
 }
 
 writemanifest() {
+    # Make the daemon.jar runnable, and define its dependencies in a MANIFEST.MF update.
 	echo "Main-Class: bisq.daemon.app.BisqDaemonMain" > manifest-update.txt
 	printf "Class-Path:  " >> manifest-update.txt
 	for file in lib/*
 	do
+	  # Each new line in the classpath must be preceded by two spaces.
 	  printf "  %s\n" "$file" >> manifest-update.txt
 	done
 }
 
 updatemanifest() {
+    # Append contents of to daemon.jar's MANIFEST.MF.
 	jar uvfm daemon.jar manifest-update.txt
 }