diff --git a/scripts/build-local.sh b/scripts/build-local.sh
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+++ b/scripts/build-local.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+pluginDir=".semrel/$(go env GOOS)_$(go env GOARCH)/changelog-generator-default/0.0.0-dev/"
+[[ ! -d "$pluginDir" ]] && {
+  echo "creating $pluginDir"
+  mkdir -p "$pluginDir"
+}
+
+go build -o "$pluginDir/changelog-generator-default" ./cmd/changelog-generator-default