diff --git a/devscripts/release.sh b/devscripts/release.sh
index cf5784e8c9..05c9f8bfd3 100755
--- a/devscripts/release.sh
+++ b/devscripts/release.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # IMPORTANT: the following assumptions are made
 # * the GH repo is on the origin remote