diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 17058a3..f3ca3bb 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
+rm -rf dist
+
 poetry build
 poetry publish
 
-rm -rf dist
-
 for file in `ls -1 dist/`; do qubes-gpg-client --batch  --armor --detach-sign dist/$file > dist/$file.asc; done