diff --git a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/tasks/main.yaml
index 4ab0e7b8bd..da632ea09a 100644
--- a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 
 - name: Copy the release-tools directory to the remote node
   synchronize:
-    src: release-tools
+    src: "release-tools/"
     dest: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/scripts/release-tools"