diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 23a6020..d942f23 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ BUILD_DATE="$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ 2>/dev/null || date -u +%Y-%m-%d)"
 
 LDFLAGS="-s -w -X main.version=${VERSION}"
 DIST="dist"
+rm -rf "$DIST"
 mkdir -p "$DIST"
 
 # SHA256 command detection (Linux vs macOS)