diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index b2c232a5..5dbc5ada 100644
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ cd "tmp/$dir"
 
 # remove unneeded files
 echo "Removing unneeded files.."
-rm -r .git .github .idea
+rm -rf .git .github .idea
 rm .gitattributes .gitignore
 rm release.sh
 rm _config.yml
-rm -R releases
-rm -R tmp
+rm -Rf releases
+rm -Rf tmp
 
 # tar.gz
 echo "Creating .tar.gz package.."
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ mv $file ../../releases/
 cd ../..
 shopt -u dotglob
 rm -R tmp
-echo "Done. Released files can be found in 'releases' directory."
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "Done. Released files can be found in 'releases' directory."