diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-release.yml b/.github/workflows/cli-release.yml
index c911fd40b..91cf4b68a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./cli
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       # Setup .npmrc file to publish to npm