diff --git a/ci/steps/publish-npm.sh b/ci/steps/publish-npm.sh
index cbad679d..10865a61 100755
--- a/ci/steps/publish-npm.sh
+++ b/ci/steps/publish-npm.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ main() {
   fi
 
   download_artifact npm-package ./release
+  # https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/issues/38
+  chmod +x $(grep -rl '^#!/.\+' release)
   yarn publish --non-interactive release
 }