diff --git a/app/controllers/version_releases_controller.rb b/app/controllers/version_releases_controller.rb
index d542fbb76..93aece8fc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/version_releases_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/version_releases_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class VersionReleasesController < ApplicationController
   before_action :load_repository
   before_action :set_user
   before_action :require_login, except: [:index, :show]
-  before_action :check_release_authorize, except: [:index, :show]
+  before_action :check_release_authorize, except: [:index, :show, :download]
   before_action :find_version , only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
 
   def index