diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 08061fe6f..cc0a586e9 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ git commit package.json client/package.json ./support/doc/api/openapi.yaml -m "B
 git tag -s -a "$version" -m "$version"
 
 npm run build
-rm "./client/dist/en_US/stats.json"
-rm "./client/dist/embed-stats.json"
+rm -f "./client/dist/en_US/stats.json"
+rm -f "./client/dist/embed-stats.json"
 
 # Creating the archives
 (