diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-watch.yml b/.github/workflows/commit-watch.yml
index efae0f0d..1b8a90b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit-watch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-watch.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   CI: 1
-  ARTIFACT_DIR: artifacts
+  ARTIFACT_DIR: ./artifacts
 
 jobs:
   commit_watch:
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ jobs:
           uses: actions/setup-node@v1
           with:
             node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+        - name: Create artifacts directory
+          run: mkdir -p ${{ env.ARTIFACT_DIR }}
         - name: Run Commit Watch
           env:
             COMMIT_WATCH_OUTPUT_DIR: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_DIR }}/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 7f14b11e..c107dcf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   CI: 1
-  ARTIFACT_DIR: artifacts
+  ARTIFACT_DIR: ./artifacts
 
 jobs:
   tests:
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ jobs:
           uses: actions/setup-node@v1
           with:
             node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+        - name: Create artifacts directory
+          run: mkdir -p ${{ env.ARTIFACT_DIR }}
         - name: Restore yarn cache
           id: yarn-cache
           uses: actions/cache@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4dc6daa5..e958d20a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ jobs:
           uses: actions/setup-node@v1
           with:
             node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+        - name: Create artifacts directory
+          run: mkdir -p ${{ env.ARTIFACT_DIR }}
         - name: Restore yarn cache
           id: yarn-cache
           uses: actions/cache@v2
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33b3eca5..7dc0f960 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix",
     "lint:ci": "eslint . --format junit --output-file ${ARTIFACT_DIR:-artifacts}/test_results/eslint/eslint.junit.xml",
     "build:babel": "rm -rf lib && yarn babel src --out-dir=lib --copy-files --no-copy-ignored --ignore 'src/**/*.test.js'",
-    "build:package": "yarn pack --filename ${ARTIFACT_DIR:-artifacts}/package.tgz",
+    "build:package": "mkdir -p ${ARTIFACT_DIR:-artifacts} && yarn pack --filename ${ARTIFACT_DIR:-artifacts}/package.tgz",
     "build": "yarn build:babel && yarn build:package",
     "deploy": "npm publish ${ARTIFACT_DIR:-artifacts}/package.tgz --access public"
   },