diff --git a/scripts/package.json b/scripts/package.json
index f751249243e..37a56637e42 100644
--- a/scripts/package.json
+++ b/scripts/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "eslint": "8.12.0",
     "execa": "5.1.1",
     "folder-hash": "4.0.2",
+    "fs-extra": "10.0.1",
     "inquirer": "8.2.2",
     "jest": "27.5.1",
     "js-yaml": "4.1.0",
diff --git a/scripts/release/common.ts b/scripts/release/common.ts
index 63ae2a586f8..5a4ab9335eb 100644
--- a/scripts/release/common.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/common.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import path from 'path';
+
 import clientsConfig from '../../config/clients.config.json';
 import config from '../../config/release.config.json';
 import { getGitHubUrl, run } from '../common';
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ export async function cloneRepository({
   const targetBranch = getTargetBranch(lang);
 
   const gitHubUrl = getGitHubUrl(lang, { token: githubToken });
-  const tempGitDir = `${tempDir}/${lang}`;
+  const tempGitDir = path.resolve(tempDir, lang);
   await run(`rm -rf ${tempGitDir}`);
   await run(
     `git clone --depth 1 --branch ${targetBranch} ${gitHubUrl} ${tempGitDir}`
diff --git a/scripts/release/process-release.ts b/scripts/release/process-release.ts
index 68cbaae0bd1..5c4b09d44b9 100755
--- a/scripts/release/process-release.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/process-release.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import fsp from 'fs/promises';
 
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import execa from 'execa';
+import { emptyDir, copy } from 'fs-extra';
 import semver from 'semver';
 import type { ReleaseType } from 'semver';
 
@@ -205,7 +206,8 @@ async function processRelease(): Promise<void> {
     });
 
     const clientPath = toAbsolutePath(getLanguageFolder(lang));
-    await run(`cp -r ${clientPath}/ ${tempGitDir}`);
+    await emptyDir(tempGitDir);
+    await copy(clientPath, tempGitDir, { preserveTimestamps: true });
 
     await configureGitHubAuthor(tempGitDir);
     await run(`git add .`, { cwd: tempGitDir });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3c6e9d21180..35ae76b128c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10967,7 +10967,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"fs-extra@npm:^10.0.1":
+"fs-extra@npm:10.0.1, fs-extra@npm:^10.0.1":
   version: 10.0.1
   resolution: "fs-extra@npm:10.0.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -18835,6 +18835,7 @@ __metadata:
     eslint: 8.12.0
     execa: 5.1.1
     folder-hash: 4.0.2
+    fs-extra: 10.0.1
     inquirer: 8.2.2
     jest: 27.5.1
     js-yaml: 4.1.0