diff --git a/hack/release/upload/upload_crds.sh b/hack/release/upload/upload_crds.sh
index 44a46fa9..5d524f5b 100755
--- a/hack/release/upload/upload_crds.sh
+++ b/hack/release/upload/upload_crds.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ echo "Pulling CRDs from the staged url and uploading to release location ${CRDS_
     cd "${TMP_DIR}"
 
     # Download CRD files from the staged location
-    wget -r -np -nH -nd --level=1 -A "*.yaml*" "${RELEASE_URL}/crds/"
+    wget -e robots=off -r -np -nH -nd --level=1 -A "*.yaml*" "${RELEASE_URL}/crds/"
 
     rm -f robots.txt*
 
diff --git a/hack/release/upload/upload_helm.sh b/hack/release/upload/upload_helm.sh
index 7e155ae0..a0aa5265 100755
--- a/hack/release/upload/upload_helm.sh
+++ b/hack/release/upload/upload_helm.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ echo "Pulling Helm chart from the staged url and uploading to release Helm repo.
     cd "${TMP_DIR}"
 
     # Pull Helm charts from staged location
-    wget -r -np -nH -nd --level=1 -A "*.tgz*" "${RELEASE_URL}/helm-charts"
+    wget -e robots=off -r -np -nH -nd --level=1 -A "*.tgz*" "${RELEASE_URL}/helm-charts"
 
     rm -f robots.txt*