diff --git a/openbis_all/source/bash/tag_and_build.sh b/openbis_all/source/bash/tag_and_build.sh
index 4c7bfafd8eaef9fba75293c229feb8d45ceb8deb..063a2805039787a157bd76b24163af89670a6edb 100755
--- a/openbis_all/source/bash/tag_and_build.sh
+++ b/openbis_all/source/bash/tag_and_build.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ OPENBIS_PATH=/localhome/cisd/sprint_builds/openBIS
 SPRINT_DIR=$OPENBIS_PATH/$TODAY-$FULL_VER
 echo "mkdir -p $SPRINT_DIR"  | ssh -T $CISD_SERVER
 scp *.zip $CISD_SERVER:$SPRINT_DIR
+echo "chmod g+w -R $SPRINT_DIR" | ssh -T $CISD_SERVER
 
 echo Copying new openBIS components to \'$SPRINT_SERVER\'...
 scp openBIS-server-*.zip $SPRINT_SERVER:.