diff --git a/scripts/production-release-drill.sh b/scripts/production-release-drill.sh
index f44043a..c1b6b0b 100755
--- a/scripts/production-release-drill.sh
+++ b/scripts/production-release-drill.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ umask 077
 
 ROOT=$(CDPATH='' cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/.." && pwd)
 BASE_IMAGE="debian:trixie-slim@sha256:020c0d20b9880058cbe785a9db107156c3c75c2ac944a6aa7ab59f2add76a7bd"
+mkdir -p "$ROOT/output"
 run_dir=$(mktemp -d "$ROOT/output/release-drill.XXXXXX")
 fixture="$run_dir/production"
 mock_bin="$run_dir/mock-bin"
diff --git a/scripts/production-rollback-drill.sh b/scripts/production-rollback-drill.sh
index b7f9b0e..634062e 100755
--- a/scripts/production-rollback-drill.sh
+++ b/scripts/production-rollback-drill.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ umask 077
 
 ROOT=$(CDPATH='' cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/.." && pwd)
 BASE_IMAGE="debian:trixie-slim@sha256:020c0d20b9880058cbe785a9db107156c3c75c2ac944a6aa7ab59f2add76a7bd"
+mkdir -p "$ROOT/output"
 run_dir=$(mktemp -d "$ROOT/output/rollback-drill.XXXXXX")
 fixture="$run_dir/production"
 mock_bin="$run_dir/mock-bin"
diff --git a/scripts/release-migration-policy-drill.sh b/scripts/release-migration-policy-drill.sh
index 0b1e67f..f7db65f 100755
--- a/scripts/release-migration-policy-drill.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-migration-policy-drill.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 umask 077
 
 ROOT=$(CDPATH='' cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/.." && pwd)
+mkdir -p "$ROOT/output"
 fixture=$(mktemp -d "$ROOT/output/migration-policy-drill.XXXXXX")
 
 cleanup() {