diff --git a/scripts/release/publish.sh b/scripts/release/publish.sh
index ede0aaa9228d3..5c656aa0f8f0d 100755
--- a/scripts/release/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/publish.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies gh
 # Remove the "v" prefix.
 version="${version#v}"
 if [[ "$version" == "" ]]; then
-	version="$(execrelative ./version.sh)"
+	version="$(execrelative ../version.sh)"
 fi
 
 if [[ -z $release_notes_file ]]; then