diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index e4fb745..0185736 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+rm Cargo.lock  # Ensures that features and dependencies are fine when we cargo update and to sync with breaking changes
 version=$(awk -F = '/^version/ {print $2}' Cargo.toml | awk '{$1=$1;print}' | tr -d '"')
 make
 cd bin