diff --git a/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm-commands/check-out-packages.js b/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm-commands/check-out-packages.js
index 4f4cbb29e3..ea7d1252a0 100644
--- a/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm-commands/check-out-packages.js
+++ b/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm-commands/check-out-packages.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const run = async ({cwd, local, packages, version}) => {
     const tempPackagePath = join(nodeModulesPath, 'package');
 
     // Download packages from NPM and extract them to the expected build locations.
-    await exec(`curl ${url} > ${filePath}`, {cwd});
+    await exec(`curl -L ${url} > ${filePath}`, {cwd});
     await exec(`tar -xvzf ${filePath} -C ${nodeModulesPath}`, {cwd});
     await exec(`mv ${tempPackagePath} ${packagePath}`, {cwd});
     await exec(`rm ${filePath}`, {cwd});
diff --git a/scripts/release/shared-commands/download-build-artifacts.js b/scripts/release/shared-commands/download-build-artifacts.js
index 943e4106ef..7158341934 100644
--- a/scripts/release/shared-commands/download-build-artifacts.js
+++ b/scripts/release/shared-commands/download-build-artifacts.js
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ const run = async ({build, cwd}) => {
 
   // Download and extract artifact
   await exec(`rm -rf ./build/node_modules*`, {cwd});
-  await exec(`curl ${nodeModulesURL} --output ./build/node_modules.tgz`, {cwd});
+  await exec(`curl -L ${nodeModulesURL} --output ./build/node_modules.tgz`, {
+    cwd,
+  });
   await exec(`mkdir ./build/node_modules`, {cwd});
   await exec(`tar zxvf ./build/node_modules.tgz -C ./build/node_modules/`, {
     cwd,