diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index 355cf2e..da323ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/shared_steps
+        with:
+          repo_root_path: ${{github.workspace}}
 
   build-ubuntu-20:
     # GitHub-hosted Ubuntu 20.04 runner
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/shared_steps
+        with:
+          repo_root_path: ${{github.workspace}}
 
   build-macos-12:
     # GitHub-hosted macOS 14 runner with M1 chip
@@ -35,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/shared_steps
+        with:
+          repo_root_path: ${{github.workspace}}
 
   build-windows-2022:
     # GitHub-hosted Windows 2022 runner
@@ -43,3 +49,5 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/shared_steps
+        with:
+          repo_root_path: ${{github.workspace}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared_steps/action.yml b/.github/workflows/shared_steps/action.yml
index 6b903b9..4e937fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared_steps/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared_steps/action.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 name: "Shared Build Steps"
+inputs:
+  repo_root_path:
+    description: "Path to flexiv_rdk repo"
+    required: true
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -6,7 +10,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Build and install dependencies
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}
+        echo "flexiv_rdk path: ${{ inputs.repo_root_path }}"
+        cd ${{ inputs.repo_root_path }}
         cd thirdparty
         bash build_and_install_dependencies.sh ~/rdk_install 4
 
@@ -14,7 +19,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Build and install library
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}
+        cd ${{ inputs.repo_root_path }}
         mkdir -p build && cd build
         cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/rdk_install
         make install
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Build examples
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}/example
+        cd ${{ inputs.repo_root_path }}/example
         mkdir -p build && cd build
         cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/rdk_install
         make -j4
@@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Build tests
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}/test
+        cd ${{ inputs.repo_root_path }}/test
         mkdir -p build && cd build
         cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/rdk_install
         make -j4