diff --git a/src/metaglot/cmds/render/inno.py b/src/metaglot/cmds/render/inno.py
index ac94a51..09f31c5 100644
--- a/src/metaglot/cmds/render/inno.py
+++ b/src/metaglot/cmds/render/inno.py
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ def run(opts: InnoRenderOpts) -> None:
     iss_out = opts.out_dir / render_path(
         iss_path_env, opts.in_iss_path, _InnoIssPathContext()
     )
-    iss_out.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     render(
         iss_template_env,
         opts.in_iss_template,
@@ -288,7 +287,6 @@ def run(opts: InnoRenderOpts) -> None:
         isl_out = opts.out_dir / render_path(
             isl_path_env, opts.in_isl_path, _InnoIslPathContext(lang)
         )
-        isl_out.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         render(
             isl_template_env,
             opts.in_isl_template,
diff --git a/src/metaglot/cmds/render/msix.py b/src/metaglot/cmds/render/msix.py
index c3d8246..11d82d4 100644
--- a/src/metaglot/cmds/render/msix.py
+++ b/src/metaglot/cmds/render/msix.py
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ def run(opts: MsixRenderOpts) -> None:
     manifest_out = opts.out_dir / render_path(
         manifest_path_env, opts.in_manifest_path, _MsixManifestPathContext()
     )
-    manifest_out.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     render(
         manifest_template_env,
         opts.in_manifest_template,
@@ -292,7 +291,6 @@ def run(opts: MsixRenderOpts) -> None:
             opts.in_resources_path,
             _MsixResourcesPathContext(lang),
         )
-        resources_out.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         render(
             resources_template_env,
             opts.in_resources_template,
diff --git a/src/metaglot/cmds/render/plist.py b/src/metaglot/cmds/render/plist.py
index 5d9e552..82c9805 100644
--- a/src/metaglot/cmds/render/plist.py
+++ b/src/metaglot/cmds/render/plist.py
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ def run(opts: PlistRenderOpts) -> None:
     plist_out = opts.out_dir / render_path(
         plist_path_env, opts.in_plist_path, _PlistInfoPathContext()
     )
-    plist_out.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     render(
         plist_template_env,
         opts.in_plist_template,
@@ -316,7 +315,6 @@ def run(opts: PlistRenderOpts) -> None:
             opts.in_strings_path,
             _PlistStringsPathContext(lang),
         )
-        strings_out.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         render(
             strings_template_env,
             opts.in_strings_template,
diff --git a/src/metaglot/render.py b/src/metaglot/render.py
index 5ecd21f..d8e55d7 100644
--- a/src/metaglot/render.py
+++ b/src/metaglot/render.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ def render(
     """Render a Liquid template and write the result to a file.
 
     The template is read as UTF-8. The rendered output is written as UTF-8
-    using the system's native line endings.
+    using the system's native line endings. The parent folder of the output
+    file is created when it does not exist.
 
     :param env: The environment to render with.
     :param template_path: The path of the template file.
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ def render(
             f"failed to render template '{template_path}': {exc}"
         ) from exc
 
+    output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     output_path.write_text(content, encoding="utf-8")
     logging.info("Wrote rendered output to %s", output_path)