diff --git a/tests/release/test.sh b/tests/release/test.sh
index b2d211424..e76bcfbbf 100755
--- a/tests/release/test.sh
+++ b/tests/release/test.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
+#!/bin/bash -e
+set -o pipefail
 release_test_dir=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
 release_openssl_privkey="$release_test_dir/fake.pem"
 export RELEASE_OPENSSL_PUBKEY="$release_test_dir/fake.pub"