diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/bump.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/bump.yaml
index 1506ad5..4fd188f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/bump.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/bump.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Configure portage + install tooling
         run: |
+          mkdir -p /etc/portage/repos.conf
           printf '[DEFAULT]\nmain-repo = gentoo\n\n[gentoo]\nlocation = /var/db/repos/gentoo\n' \
             > /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf
           sed -i 's/^verify-signature = true/verify-signature = false/' \
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1986fa7..ee20c79 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       # can be pulled instead of compiled.
       - name: Configure portage
         run: |
+          mkdir -p /etc/portage/repos.conf
           printf '[DEFAULT]\nmain-repo = gentoo\n\n[gentoo]\nlocation = /var/db/repos/gentoo\n' \
             > /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf
           sed -i 's/^verify-signature = true/verify-signature = false/' \
diff --git a/scripts/bump-version.sh b/scripts/bump-version.sh
index 16611ed..2904c43 100755
--- a/scripts/bump-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/bump-version.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ goreq=$(curl -fsSL "${UPSTREAM_GOMOD}/v${latest}/go.mod" \
 mkdir -p /var/cache/distfiles
 cp "${dist}/${PN}-${latest}.tar.gz" /var/cache/distfiles/
 cp "${dist}/${PN}-${latest}-vendor.tar.xz" /var/cache/distfiles/
+mkdir -p /etc/portage/repos.conf
 printf '[DEFAULT]\nmain-repo = gentoo\n\n[gentoo]\nlocation = /var/db/repos/gentoo\n' \
   > /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf
 printf '[azy5030]\nlocation = %s\nmasters = gentoo\nauto-sync = false\n' "$WORK" \