diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ed01f7c..e473e71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ jobs:
       # and all relevant crates once, and after that, just make some notes in Cargo.lock
       run: |
         set -x
-        for MANIF in $(find RIOT -name Cargo.toml)
+        # It is important to cd in early, for otherwise the patch.crates-io
+        # will not catch on during the update
+        cd RIOT
+        for MANIF in $(find -name Cargo.toml)
         do
             echo "::group::Updating ${MANIF}"
             cargo update -p riot-sys -p riot-wrappers --aggressive --manifest-path $MANIF
@@ -105,7 +108,10 @@ jobs:
       # and all relevant crates once, and after that, just make some notes in Cargo.lock
       run: |
         set -x
-        for MANIF in $(find RIOT -name Cargo.toml)
+        # It is important to cd in early, for otherwise the patch.crates-io
+        # will not catch on during the update
+        cd RIOT
+        for MANIF in $(find -name Cargo.toml)
         do
             echo "::group::Updating ${MANIF}"
             cargo update -p riot-sys -p riot-wrappers --aggressive --manifest-path $MANIF
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 85e2e8c..068e9b5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "riot-wrappers"
-version = "0.8.2"
+version = "0.8.3"
 authors = ["Christian Amsüss <chrysn@fsfe.org>"]
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.75"