diff --git a/changelog.d/5-internal/fix-cabal-install b/changelog.d/5-internal/fix-cabal-install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f09f1ea0b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5-internal/fix-cabal-install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The `cabal-install-artefacts.sh` script now creates the `dist` directory if it does not exist
diff --git a/hack/bin/cabal-install-artefacts.sh b/hack/bin/cabal-install-artefacts.sh
index c80ef37de1..5307fd3093 100755
--- a/hack/bin/cabal-install-artefacts.sh
+++ b/hack/bin/cabal-install-artefacts.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ TOP_LEVEL="$(cd "$DIR/../.." && pwd)"
 
 DIST="$TOP_LEVEL/dist"
 
+mkdir -p "$DIST"
+
 if [[ "$1" == "all" ]]; then
   pattern='*'
 else