diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
index 46a7dc22d..e0651f7c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ jobs:
           COMMIT: ${{ github.sha }}
         with:
           pre_command: make generate && make install-cross-build-tools
-          build_command: make -C ../.. build
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           goos: ${{ matrix.goos }}
           goarch: ${{ matrix.goarch }}
           goversion: "1.20"
-          project_path: "./cmd/flow"
+          project_path: ./cmd/flow
+          build_command: make --directory=./../.. build
           ldflags: -X "github.com/onflow/flow-cli/build.commit=${{ env.COMMIT }}" -X "github.com/onflow/flow-cli/build.semver=${{ env.VERSION }}" -X "github.com/onflow/flow-cli/internal/command.mixpanelToken=${{ env.MIXPANEL_PROJECT_TOKEN }}" -X "github.com/onflow/flow-cli/internal/accounts.accountToken=${{ env.LILICO_TOKEN }}"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 970588362..68b6ae9c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -131,4 +131,5 @@ build:
 	CGO_FLAGS="-O2 -D__BLST_PORTABLE__" \
 	CC=$(C_COMP) \
 	GOARCH=$(INPUT_GOARCH) \
-	 go build
+	 go build -C ./cmd/flow
+