diff --git a/compiler/scripts/release/publish.js b/compiler/scripts/release/publish.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index df1fdefd17031..4d33474e0521e
--- a/compiler/scripts/release/publish.js
+++ b/compiler/scripts/release/publish.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+'use strict';
+
 const ora = require('ora');
 const path = require('path');
 const yargs = require('yargs');