diff --git a/Scripts/download_framework.sh b/Scripts/download_framework.sh
index 1d52486a..27e408c4 100755
--- a/Scripts/download_framework.sh
+++ b/Scripts/download_framework.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ if [[ -f "${VERSIONFILE}" ]]; then
 OLDCHECKSUM=$(cat "${VERSIONFILE}")
 else
 OLDCHECKSUM="none"
+mkdir -p $(dirname ${VERSIONFILE}) && touch "$VERSIONFILE"
 fi
 echo "Local checksum ${OLDCHECKSUM}"