diff --git a/scripts/make/build-release.sh b/scripts/make/build-release.sh
index 36dae35b..2bc1a04e 100644
--- a/scripts/make/build-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/make/build-release.sh
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ echo "{
 			echo "  \"download_${platform}\": \"${version_download_url}/${filename}\"," >> "$version_json"
 		fi
 
-		: "$(( i++ ))"
+		i="$(( i + 1 ))"
 	done
 )