diff --git a/release.py b/release.py
index dfb72ab917..8965759fe0 100644
--- a/release.py
+++ b/release.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from optparse import OptionParser
 from urllib2 import HTTPError
 from contextlib import closing
 from datetime import datetime
-
+sys.stdout = os.fdopen(sys.stdout.fileno(), 'w', 0)
 forge_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 from forge import reset_logger, load_version, zip_folder, zip_create, inject_version, build_forge_dev
 from changelog import make_changelog
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f4556d915d..89389e4a25 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os, os.path, sys, zipfile
 import shutil, glob, fnmatch, subprocess
 from pprint import pformat
 from optparse import OptionParser
-
+sys.stdout = os.fdopen(sys.stdout.fileno(), 'w', 0)
 forge_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
 from forge import apply_forge_patches