diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 344192c..33d19c1 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ jobs:
       # extract short version from tag and push as branch
       - run: git push origin $FORGEJO_REF_NAME:${FORGEJO_REF_NAME%%.*}
         shell: bash
+        working-directory: ./forgejo-release