diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5d6865d..48cb93e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ dep:
 .PHONY: release
 release:
 	@echo "Making release"
-	@go mod tidy
-	@go mod verify
+	@go mod tidy;
+	@go mod verify;
 	@if [ $(GIT_BRANCH) != "main" ]; then echo "cannot release to non-main branch $(GIT_BRANCH)" && false; fi
 	@git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- || ( echo "git directory is dirty, commit changes first" && false )
 	@versioned -patch