diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 65ba1b77cd6a..09968bdf12d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Generate version file
       shell: bash
-      run: echo $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0) > version
+      run: echo $(git -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE describe --tags --abbrev=0) > version
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       shell: bash