diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index e11bdf14..3357a42b 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+set -e
 if [ -z "$1" ]; then
     echo "provide a new version, current version is $(jq '.version' package.json)"
     exit 1