diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ef2a7e8..f4c4756
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -1,28 +1,22 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
 cd /Volumes/Developer/Applications/DbSyn
-&& rm -rf ./build
-&&
-xcodebuild
--project
-DBSyn.xcodeproj
--scheme
-DBSyn
--configuration
-Debug
--destination
-'platform=macOS,arch=arm64'
--derivedDataPath
-./build
-clean
-build
-&&
-{
-pkill
--x
-DBSyn
-2>/dev/null
-||
-true;
-open
-./build/Build/Products/Debug/DBSyn.app;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+# Remove previous build
+rm -rf ./build
+
+# Clean and build DBSyn
+xcodebuild \
+    -project DBSyn.xcodeproj \
+    -scheme DBSyn \
+    -configuration Debug \
+    -destination 'platform=macOS,arch=arm64' \
+    -derivedDataPath ./build \
+    clean build
+
+# Stop any running instance
+pkill -x DBSyn 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Launch the newly built application
+open ./build/Build/Products/Debug/DBSyn.app
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 7d47afe..3c1d085 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ ditto "$APP_PATH" "$DMG_STAGE/$APP_NAME.app"
 ln -s /Applications "$DMG_STAGE/Applications"
 # Create writable image first: the custom volume icon must be set ON the
 # mounted filesystem, not on the staging directory.
-hdiutil create -size 100m -fs HFS+ -volname "$APP_NAME" -format UDRW -ov "$RW_DMG"
+hdiutil create -size 100m -fs HFS+ -volname "$APP_NAME" -ov "$RW_DMG"
 MOUNTED=0
 cleanup() {
     if [[ "$MOUNTED" == 1 ]]; then hdiutil detach "$MOUNT_POINT" -quiet || true; fi