diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7c3a9a9..3a764d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ jobs:
           ./python/ci/linux/build_python_package.sh
   build-typescript:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./typescript
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -32,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: "20.x"
           cache: "npm"
       - name: Build TypeScript artifacts
-        working-directory: ./typescript
         run: |
           npm ci
           npm run build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node_release.yml b/.github/workflows/node_release.yml
index 25d33c0..9180ffe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node_release.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   npm-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./typescript
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -15,7 +18,6 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
           cache: "npm"
       - name: Build and publish to NPM
-        working-directory: ./typescript
         run: |
           npm ci
           npm run set-version --version="${{ github.ref_name }}"