diff --git a/manywheel/build_common.sh b/manywheel/build_common.sh
index c213145ef..f11f83221 100644
--- a/manywheel/build_common.sh
+++ b/manywheel/build_common.sh
@@ -387,10 +387,10 @@ for pkg in /$WHEELHOUSE_DIR/torch*linux*.whl /$LIBTORCH_HOUSE_DIR/libtorch*.zip;
     record_file=$(echo $(basename $pkg) | sed -e 's/-cp.*$/.dist-info\/RECORD/g')
     if [[ -e $record_file ]]; then
         echo "Generating new record file $record_file"
-        rm -f $record_file
+        : > "$record_file"
         # generate records for folders in wheel
         find * -type f | while read fname; do
-            echo $(make_wheel_record $fname) >>$record_file
+            make_wheel_record "$fname" >>"$record_file"
         done
     fi
 
diff --git a/release/pypi/prep_binary_for_pypi.sh b/release/pypi/prep_binary_for_pypi.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 90ac4cbf1..1eca37cac
--- a/release/pypi/prep_binary_for_pypi.sh
+++ b/release/pypi/prep_binary_for_pypi.sh
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ for whl_file in "$@"; do
             record_file="${dirname_dist_info_folder}/${basename_dist_info_folder/${version_with_suffix}/${version_no_suffix}}/RECORD"
             if [[ -e $record_file ]]; then
                 echo "Generating new record file $record_file"
-                rm -f $record_file
+                : > "$record_file"
                 # generate records for folders in wheel
                 find * -type f | while read fname; do
-                    echo $(make_wheel_record $fname) >>$record_file
+                    make_wheel_record "$fname" >>"$record_file"
                 done
             fi
         )