diff --git a/packages/cli/scripts/inject-version.js b/packages/cli/scripts/inject-version.js
index c147e6e97..3715f9322 100644
--- a/packages/cli/scripts/inject-version.js
+++ b/packages/cli/scripts/inject-version.js
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ const dotenv = require("dotenv");
 
 dotenv.config({ path: path.join(__dirname, "../../../.env") });
 
-const nextVersion = execSync(
-  `${path.join(__dirname, "../dist/bin/auto.js")} shipit -dq`,
-  {
-    encoding: "utf-8",
-  }
-).trim();
+const autoPath = path.join(__dirname, "../dist/bin/auto.js");
+
+execSync(`chmod +x ${autoPath}`);
+const nextVersion = execSync(`${autoPath} shipit -dq`, {
+  encoding: "utf-8",
+}).trim();
 const parseArgsPath = path.join(__dirname, "../dist/parse-args.js");
 const parseArgsContent = fs.readFileSync(parseArgsPath, { encoding: "utf-8" });