diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index f2ac1568f..048692d4b 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ PACKAGEURL=ftp://ftp.minix3.org/pub/minix/packages/$version_pretty/`uname -m`/Al
 PREINSTALLED_PACKAGES="
 	pkgin
 	pkg_install
+	pkg_tarup
 	bmake
 	binutils
 	clang