diff --git a/script/setup/install-critools b/script/setup/install-critools
index 376291685..82e77e57f 100755
--- a/script/setup/install-critools
+++ b/script/setup/install-critools
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 #   Copyright The containerd Authors.
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # Builds and installs critools including critest and crictl
 # to /usr/local/bin.
 #
-set -eu
+set -eu -o pipefail
 
 go get -u github.com/onsi/ginkgo/ginkgo
 CRITEST_COMMIT=v1.16.1
diff --git a/script/setup/install-dev-tools b/script/setup/install-dev-tools
index e103f6ea6..7a9cd7f96 100755
--- a/script/setup/install-dev-tools
+++ b/script/setup/install-dev-tools
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 #   Copyright The containerd Authors.
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #
 # Install developer tools to $GOBIN (or $GOPATH/bin if unset)
 #
-set -eu
+set -eu -o pipefail
 
 go get -u github.com/stevvooe/protobuild
 go get -u github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint
diff --git a/script/setup/install-protobuf b/script/setup/install-protobuf
index fadc2e917..467a55a14 100755
--- a/script/setup/install-protobuf
+++ b/script/setup/install-protobuf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 #   Copyright The containerd Authors.
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #
 # Downloads and installs protobuf
 #
-set -eu
+set -eu -o pipefail
 
 PROTOBUF_VERSION=3.7.0
 GOARCH=$(go env GOARCH)