diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 524632f9..78dbf32b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Changed
+
+* Preserve file permissions when building the artifact (#130 / #138)
+
 ## Release 2.1.1
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/targets/artifact.xml b/targets/artifact.xml
index c713e91f..3c1b02c0 100644
--- a/targets/artifact.xml
+++ b/targets/artifact.xml
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@
 
 
     <target name="artifact-updateCode">
+        <!-- Sometimes files have read-only permissions that will cause issues when we
+             attempt to remove them. -->
+        <exec dir="${artifact.directory}" command="chmod -R 750 ." checkreturn="true" logoutput="true" />
         <!-- Remove all the existing files so that we can install cleanly. -->
         <delete includeemptydirs="true">
             <fileset dir="${artifact.directory}" defaultexcludes="false" excludes=".git,.git/**" includes="**/*,**/.git,**/.git/**" />
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@
         <tempfile property="tmpfile" destdir="${build.dir}/artifacts" />
         <exec command="git ls-files" dir="${build.dir}" output="${tmpfile}" />
 
-        <copy todir="${artifact.directory}" preservemode="false" mode="750" overwrite="true" haltonerror="true">
+        <copy todir="${artifact.directory}" overwrite="true" haltonerror="true">
             <filelist dir="${build.dir}" listfile="${tmpfile}" />
         </copy>
         <delete file="${tmpfile}" />