diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index 463466c0..50d4181e 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ async function main() {
   step('\nRunning tests...')
   if (!skipTests && !isDryRun) {
     await run(bin('jest'), ['--clearCache'])
-    await run('yarn', ['test'])
+    await run('yarn', ['test', '--runInBand'])
   } else {
     console.log(`(skipped)`)
   }