diff --git a/shell/package.json b/shell/package.json
index f2c4478d9c4..365573a2c2d 100644
--- a/shell/package.json
+++ b/shell/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@rancher/shell",
-  "version": "3.0.0-rc.4",
+  "version": "3.0.0-rc.5",
   "description": "Rancher Dashboard Shell",
   "repository": "https://github.com/rancherlabs/dashboard",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/shell/scripts/publish-shell.sh b/shell/scripts/publish-shell.sh
index e2ce2841ebb..e0e11671951 100755
--- a/shell/scripts/publish-shell.sh
+++ b/shell/scripts/publish-shell.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -eo pipefail
+
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)"
-BASE_DIR="$(
-  cd $SCRIPT_DIR && cd ../.. &
-  pwd
-)"
+BASE_DIR="$(cd $SCRIPT_DIR && cd ../.. && pwd)"
 SHELL_DIR=$BASE_DIR/shell/
 CREATORS_DIR=$BASE_DIR/creators/extension
 PUBLISH_ARGS="--no-git-tag-version --access public --registry $NPM_REGISTRY $NPM_TAG"
diff --git a/shell/scripts/typegen.sh b/shell/scripts/typegen.sh
index fc0e2ad9d26..531491ad85e 100755
--- a/shell/scripts/typegen.sh
+++ b/shell/scripts/typegen.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
-BASE_DIR="$( cd $SCRIPT_DIR && cd ../.. & pwd)"
+BASE_DIR="$(cd $SCRIPT_DIR && cd ../.. && pwd)"
 SHELL_DIR=$BASE_DIR/shell
 
 echo "Generating typescript definitions"