diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3b16036..9923a1d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-# biobox unreleased
+# biobox x.x.x
+
+## BUG FIXES
+
+* `pear`: fix component not exiting with the correct exitcode when PEAR fails.
+
+# biobox 0.1.0
 
 ## BREAKING CHANGES
 
diff --git a/src/pear/script.sh b/src/pear/script.sh
index f7d6a28f..9eff147b 100644
--- a/src/pear/script.sh
+++ b/src/pear/script.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -eo pipefail
+
 ## VIASH START
 ## VIASH END