diff --git a/tools/linux_release_script/release.sh b/tools/linux_release_script/release.sh
index 071cfed97..9390a3a4e 100755
--- a/tools/linux_release_script/release.sh
+++ b/tools/linux_release_script/release.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ cp -rf sketches/ help/ translations/ Fritzing.sh Fritzing.1 org.fritzing.Fritzin
 mkdir -p "${release_folder}/icons"
 cp resources/system_icons/linux/* "$release_folder/icons/"
 mv Fritzing "${release_folder}/"
-chmod +x "${release_folder}/install_fritzing.sh"
 
 cd "${release_folder}"