diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-js.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-js.yml
index f60c72c..f6ae5d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-js.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Install nodecar dependencies
+        working-directory: ./nodecar
         run: |
-          cd nodecar
           pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Run lint step
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-rs.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-rs.yml
index 0f84fed..02e3669 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-rs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-rs.yml
@@ -56,14 +56,13 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Install nodecar dependencies
-        run: |
-          cd nodecar
-          pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+        working-directory: ./nodecar
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Build nodecar binary
         shell: bash
+        working-directory: ./nodecar
         run: |
-          cd nodecar
           if [[ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "ubuntu-latest" ]]; then
             pnpm run build:linux-x64
           elif [[ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "macos-latest" ]]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fdb5168..68f1160 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Install nodecar dependencies
+        working-directory: ./nodecar
         run: |
-          cd nodecar
           pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Build nodecar sidecar
         shell: bash
+        working-directory: ./nodecar
         run: |
-          cd nodecar
           pnpm run ${{ matrix.nodecar_script }}
 
       - name: Copy nodecar binary to Tauri binaries