diff --git a/bake b/bake
index 4bbe9c2..77e55c9 100755
--- a/bake
+++ b/bake
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ _source_bakefile() {
 _update_self() {
     curl -S -f -o "$0" -z "$0" \
         "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/moonq/bake/main/bake"
+    chmod +x "$0"
 }
 for (( i=1; i<=$#; i++ )); do
   if [[ $i -eq 1 ]]; then