diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 870d66c84..80e7f0318 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ deploy:
     condition: $PYTHON = true
 - provider: script
   skip_cleanup: true
-  script: travis/release.sh
+  script: ./travis/release.sh
   on:
     tags: true
     condition: $PYTHON = true
diff --git a/travis/release.sh b/travis/release.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755