diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee7a5ba9..e9a6b3ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -129,3 +129,6 @@ dist
 .yarn/build-state.yml
 .yarn/install-state.gz
 .pnp.*
+
+# Idea IDE
+.idea
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75279b43..cfd83c23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,17 +52,18 @@ Plugin uses no environment variables, but has a lot of configuration options
 
 ### Options
 
-| Options           | Description                                                | Default                                                               |
-|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `type`            | Type of the package to create. Can be `plugin` or `theme`  | None. **You must set this explicitly**                                |
-| `slug`            | Package slug.                                              | None. **You must set this explicitly**                                |
-| `withAssets`      | Does the package have assets (screenshots, banners, logo)  | `false`                                                               |
-| `withReadme`      | Does the package have a readme.txt file                    | `false`                                                               |
-| `withVersionFile` | Do we need to create a file with the next release version  | `true`                                                                |
-| `releasePath`     | Base path for all of the release files                     | `/tmp/wp-release`                                                     |
-| `versionFiles`    | Array of additional files containing the package version.  | `[]`                                                                  |
-| `include`         | Files to include in the package zip file.                  | `**/*`                                                                |
-| `exclude`         | Files to exclude from the package zip file                 | List of files and folders defined in [constants.ts](lib/constants.ts) |
+| Options           | Description                                               | Default                                                               |
+|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `type`            | Type of the package to create. Can be `plugin` or `theme` | None. **You must set this explicitly**                                |
+| `slug`            | Package slug.                                             | None. **You must set this explicitly**                                |
+| `path`            | The path of root folder that contains plugin or theme     | `./`                                                                  |
+| `withAssets`      | Does the package have assets (screenshots, banners, logo) | `false`                                                               |
+| `withReadme`      | Does the package have a readme.txt file                   | `false`                                                               |
+| `withVersionFile` | Do we need to create a file with the next release version | `true`                                                                |
+| `releasePath`     | Base path for all of the release files                    | `/tmp/wp-release`                                                     |
+| `versionFiles`    | Array of additional files containing the package version. | `[]`                                                                  |
+| `include`         | Files to include in the package zip file.                 | `**/*`                                                                |
+| `exclude`         | Files to exclude from the package zip file                | List of files and folders defined in [constants.ts](lib/constants.ts) |
 
 ### Versioning
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/verify-plugin.ts b/lib/utils/verify-plugin.ts
index 9cc4d64e..2b81c1da 100644
--- a/lib/utils/verify-plugin.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/verify-plugin.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { PluginConfig } from '../classes/plugin-config.class.js';
 
 export async function verifyPlugin(config: PluginConfig): Promise<void> {
   const pluginPath = config.path
-    ? path.resolve(config.path, config.slug)
+    ? path.resolve(config.path)
     : path.resolve('./');
   const errors: SemanticReleaseError[] = [];
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/verify-theme.ts b/lib/utils/verify-theme.ts
index 142b8a84..6a033047 100644
--- a/lib/utils/verify-theme.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/verify-theme.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { PluginConfig } from '../classes/plugin-config.class.js';
 
 export async function verifyTheme(config: PluginConfig): Promise<void> {
   const themePath = config.path
-    ? path.resolve(config.path, config.slug)
+    ? path.resolve(config.path)
     : path.resolve('./');
   const errors: SemanticReleaseError[] = [];
 
diff --git a/test/1-verify-plugin.spec.ts b/test/1-verify-plugin.spec.ts
index 6a2f1847..34252705 100644
--- a/test/1-verify-plugin.spec.ts
+++ b/test/1-verify-plugin.spec.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('Plugin verification', () => {
         {
           type: 'plugin',
           slug: 'bad-plugin',
-          path: './test/fixtures',
+          path: './test/fixtures/bad-plugin',
         },
         context,
       );
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('Plugin verification', () => {
         {
           type: 'plugin',
           slug: 'bad-version',
-          path: './test/fixtures',
+          path: './test/fixtures/bad-version',
         },
         context,
       );
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('Plugin verification', () => {
         {
           type: 'plugin',
           slug: 'other-bad-plugin',
-          path: './test/fixtures',
+          path: './test/fixtures/other-bad-plugin',
         },
         context,
       );
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('Plugin verification', () => {
           {
             type: 'plugin',
             slug: 'plugin1',
-            path: './test/fixtures',
+            path: './test/fixtures/plugin1',
           },
           context,
         ),
diff --git a/test/1-verify-theme.spec.ts b/test/1-verify-theme.spec.ts
index a8d5513d..62085e47 100644
--- a/test/1-verify-theme.spec.ts
+++ b/test/1-verify-theme.spec.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('Theme verification', () => {
         {
           type: 'theme',
           slug: 'bad-theme',
-          path: './test/fixtures',
+          path: './test/fixtures/bad-theme',
         },
         context,
       );
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('Theme verification', () => {
         {
           type: 'theme',
           slug: 'bad-theme-version',
-          path: './test/fixtures',
+          path: './test/fixtures/bad-theme-version',
         },
         context,
       );
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('Theme verification', () => {
         {
           type: 'theme',
           slug: 'theme-bad-header',
-          path: './test/fixtures',
+          path: './test/fixtures/theme-bad-header',
         },
         context,
       );
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('Theme verification', () => {
           {
             type: 'theme',
             slug: 'complete-theme',
-            path: './test/fixtures',
+            path: './test/fixtures/complete-theme',
           },
           context,
         ),