diff --git a/compiler/package.json b/compiler/package.json
index 02f1353be94..55a36921047 100644
--- a/compiler/package.json
+++ b/compiler/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "snap": "yarn workspace babel-plugin-react-compiler run snap",
     "snap:build": "yarn workspace snap run build",
     "postinstall": "perl -p -i -e 's/react\\.element/react.transitional.element/' packages/snap/node_modules/fbt/lib/FbtReactUtil.js && perl -p -i -e 's/didWarnAboutUsingAct = false;/didWarnAboutUsingAct = true;/' packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/node_modules/react-dom/cjs/react-dom-test-utils.development.js",
-    "npm:publish": "node scripts/publish"
+    "npm:publish": "node scripts/release/publish-manual"
   },
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/compiler/scripts/publish.js b/compiler/scripts/release/publish-manual.js
similarity index 96%
rename from compiler/scripts/publish.js
rename to compiler/scripts/release/publish-manual.js
index bd7d32ddbbb..27d3ac01228 100644
--- a/compiler/scripts/publish.js
+++ b/compiler/scripts/release/publish-manual.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ async function main() {
       spinner.start(`Running npm pack --dry-run\n`);
       try {
         await spawnHelper("npm", ["pack", "--dry-run"], {
-          cwd: path.resolve(__dirname, `../packages/${pkgName}`),
+          cwd: path.resolve(__dirname, `../../packages/${pkgName}`),
           stdio: "inherit",
         });
       } catch (e) {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ async function main() {
     const dateString = await getDateStringForCommit(commit);
 
     for (const pkgName of pkgNames) {
-      const pkgDir = path.resolve(__dirname, `../packages/${pkgName}`);
+      const pkgDir = path.resolve(__dirname, `../../packages/${pkgName}`);
       const { hash } = await hashElement(pkgDir, {
         encoding: "hex",
         files: { exclude: [".DS_Store"] },
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ async function main() {
     }
 
     for (const pkgName of pkgNames) {
-      const pkgDir = path.resolve(__dirname, `../packages/${pkgName}`);
+      const pkgDir = path.resolve(__dirname, `../../packages/${pkgName}`);
       console.log(`\n========== ${pkgName} ==========\n`);
       spinner.start(`Publishing ${pkgName} to npm\n`);