diff --git a/pkg/repos/get.go b/pkg/repos/get.go
index b3d5f609..a0d7b0c3 100644
--- a/pkg/repos/get.go
+++ b/pkg/repos/get.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -132,6 +133,10 @@ func (m *Manager) deferredSetUpCredentialHelpers(ctx context.Context, cliCfg *co
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(m.credHelperDirs.LastCheckedFile), 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Update the last-checked file.
 	if err := os.WriteFile(m.credHelperDirs.LastCheckedFile, []byte(now.Format(time.RFC3339)), 0644); err != nil {
 		return err