diff --git a/run-release.sh b/run-release.sh
index f05e45f..0b09458 100755
--- a/run-release.sh
+++ b/run-release.sh
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ if [ -z "$NPM_TOKEN" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 echo '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}' > @jkcfg/std/.npmrc
-docker_run bash -c '(cd @jkcfg/std && npm publish)'
+docker_run bash -c "'cd @jkcfg/std && npm publish'"