diff --git a/tools/releasing/create_binary_release.sh b/tools/releasing/create_binary_release.sh
index c67c38d1..3eb787ce 100755
--- a/tools/releasing/create_binary_release.sh
+++ b/tools/releasing/create_binary_release.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ cd ..
 
 FLUSS_DIR=`pwd`
 RELEASE_DIR=${FLUSS_DIR}/tools/releasing/release
+mkdir -p ${RELEASE_DIR}
 
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