diff --git a/bin/release.sh b/bin/release.sh
index 6d7093bc2..db3c62e4b 100755
--- a/bin/release.sh
+++ b/bin/release.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] ; then
     echo "Missing argument of new version"
     exit 1