diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 0e73fdc..ad4b830 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ steps:
   - name: release
     image: marcoieni/release-plz:0.3.16
     commands:
+      - mkdir -p ~/.cargo
       - | 
         cat <<EOF >> ~/.cargo/config.toml 
         [registry]