diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 78d28517..e2cf45f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
+SHELL=bash -Eeuxo pipefail
 VERSION=$(shell git describe --abbrev=8 --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo v0.12.1)
 WADS=wads
 ASCIIDOC=asciidoc