diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 9d28b4d..54898c0 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e -u -o pipefail
 
-REPO_ROOT="$(dirname "$0")/.."
+REPO_ROOT=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)
 cd "${REPO_ROOT}"
 
 DOCKER_IMAGE="platform-sdk/csharp"