diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index e77ea968..7775b2db 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+dub upgrade
 dub build --compiler=ldc --build=release --arch=x86_64 || exit 1
 strip serve-d
 VERSION=$(./serve-d --version 2>&1 | grep -oh "serve-d v[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*" | sed "s/serve-d v//")