diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d6c40571b..3e6d18c46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
             21
           cache: 'gradle'
       - name: Build with Gradle
-        run: ./gradlew clean spotlessCheck test build
+        run: ./gradlew clean spotlessCheck test release
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: artifacts
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/versioning.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/versioning.kt
index 51e4194f6..867ff29c6 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/versioning.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/versioning.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fun Project.gitVersion(): String {
 
 private fun Project.runCommand(cmd: String, fallback: String? = null): String {
     ProcessBuilder(cmd.split("\\s(?=(?:[^'\"`]*(['\"`])[^'\"`]*\\1)*[^'\"`]*$)".toRegex()))
-        .directory(rootProject.projectDir)
+        .directory(projectDir)
         .redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.PIPE)
         .redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.PIPE)
         .start()