diff --git a/release_scripts/linux_aarch64/p2pool_linux_aarch64.sh b/release_scripts/linux_aarch64/p2pool_linux_aarch64.sh
index fb7cd2b..958b903 100755
--- a/release_scripts/linux_aarch64/p2pool_linux_aarch64.sh
+++ b/release_scripts/linux_aarch64/p2pool_linux_aarch64.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+set -e
 
 export TZ=UTC0
 
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ mv p2pool $1
 mv ../LICENSE $1
 mv ../README.md $1
 
-tar cvf $1.tar --sort=name --owner=0 --group=0 --mtime="$CURRENT_DATE $CURRENT_TIME" $1
+chmod -R 0644 $1
+chmod 0755 $1/p2pool
+
+tar cvf $1.tar --format=pax --sort=name --owner=0 --group=0 --mtime="$CURRENT_DATE $CURRENT_TIME" $1
 touch -t $TOUCH_DATE $1.tar
 7z a -mx=9 -tgzip -stl $1.tar.gz $1.tar
diff --git a/release_scripts/linux_riscv64/p2pool_linux_riscv64.sh b/release_scripts/linux_riscv64/p2pool_linux_riscv64.sh
index fef70a8..1a23933 100755
--- a/release_scripts/linux_riscv64/p2pool_linux_riscv64.sh
+++ b/release_scripts/linux_riscv64/p2pool_linux_riscv64.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+set -e
 
 export TZ=UTC0
 
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ mv p2pool $1
 mv ../LICENSE $1
 mv ../README.md $1
 
-tar cvf $1.tar --sort=name --owner=0 --group=0 --mtime="$CURRENT_DATE $CURRENT_TIME" $1
+chmod -R 0644 $1
+chmod 0755 $1/p2pool
+
+tar cvf $1.tar --format=pax --sort=name --owner=0 --group=0 --mtime="$CURRENT_DATE $CURRENT_TIME" $1
 touch -t $TOUCH_DATE $1.tar
 7z a -mx=9 -tgzip -stl $1.tar.gz $1.tar
diff --git a/release_scripts/linux_x64/p2pool_linux_x64.sh b/release_scripts/linux_x64/p2pool_linux_x64.sh
index 0c830d0..9dfd8ae 100755
--- a/release_scripts/linux_x64/p2pool_linux_x64.sh
+++ b/release_scripts/linux_x64/p2pool_linux_x64.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+set -e
 
 export TZ=UTC0
 
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ mv p2pool $1
 mv ../LICENSE $1
 mv ../README.md $1
 
-tar cvf $1.tar --sort=name --owner=0 --group=0 --mtime="$CURRENT_DATE $CURRENT_TIME" $1
+chmod -R 0644 $1
+chmod 0755 $1/p2pool
+
+tar cvf $1.tar --format=pax --sort=name --owner=0 --group=0 --mtime="$CURRENT_DATE $CURRENT_TIME" $1
 touch -t $TOUCH_DATE $1.tar
 7z a -mx=9 -tgzip -stl $1.tar.gz $1.tar
diff --git a/release_scripts/windows_x64/p2pool_windows_x64.sh b/release_scripts/windows_x64/p2pool_windows_x64.sh
index 63599af..33e0b1b 100755
--- a/release_scripts/windows_x64/p2pool_windows_x64.sh
+++ b/release_scripts/windows_x64/p2pool_windows_x64.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+set -e
 
 export TZ=UTC0
 
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ mv p2pool.exe $1
 mv ../LICENSE $1
 mv ../README.md $1
 
+chmod -R 0644 $1
+chmod 0755 $1/p2pool.exe
+
 touch -t $TOUCH_DATE $1
 touch -t $TOUCH_DATE $1/*
 7z a -mx=9 -tzip -stl $1.zip $1