diff --git a/hack/release/release.sh b/hack/release/release.sh
index 7410d22324d8..2775e026fb4c 100755
--- a/hack/release/release.sh
+++ b/hack/release/release.sh
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@ SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)
 source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/common.sh"
 config
 
-release "$GIT_TAG"
+# Don't release with a dirty commit!
+if [[ "$(git status --porcelain)" != "" ]]; then
+    exit 1
+fi
 
+release "$GIT_TAG"
diff --git a/hack/release/snapshot.sh b/hack/release/snapshot.sh
index 5597c071be4d..bb792ba4c396 100755
--- a/hack/release/snapshot.sh
+++ b/hack/release/snapshot.sh
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@ SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)
 source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/common.sh"
 config
 
+# Don't release with a dirty commit!
+if [[ "$(git status --porcelain)" != "" ]]; then
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 snapshot "$HEAD_HASH"