diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 976d23e..e1fccc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # needs to be personal token so release PRs can run workflows
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          config-file: .github/release-please-config.json
-          manifest-file: .github/release-please-manifest.json
+          config-file: ../release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: ../release-please-manifest.json
           release-type: node
   npm:
     needs: release