diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index eb074d9d98..62f920432c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ jobs:
           name: build-artifacts
           path: build/
 
+      - name: Make Zarf executable
+        run: |
+          chmod +x build/zarf
+
       # Build the example packages and run the tests
       - name: Build examples and run tests
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/test-upgrade.yml
index cd05531714..bf919c7e39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-upgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-upgrade.yml
@@ -59,11 +59,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: build-artifacts
           path: build/
-      
-      - name: Temp print dir contents
+
+      - name: Make Zarf executable
         run: |
-          ls -la
-          ls -la build/
+          chmod +x build/zarf
 
       - name: Install release version of Zarf
         uses: defenseunicorns/setup-zarf@main