diff --git a/scripts/release-jetty.sh b/scripts/release-jetty.sh
index 78e3f512ac04..5818edbf65bb 100755
--- a/scripts/release-jetty.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-jetty.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ requiredExecutable "sed"
 requiredExecutable "gpg"
 requiredExecutable "egrep"
 requiredExecutable "mvn"
+requiredExecutable "dot"
 
 proceedyn() {
     while true; do