diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f6dd7b60..6a00fb54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           ARTIFACTS: "${{ steps.goreleaser.outputs.artifacts }}"
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          cd backend
           checksum_file=$(echo "$ARTIFACTS" | jq -r '.[] | select (.type=="Checksum") | .path')
           hashes=$(cat $checksum_file | base64 -w0)
           echo "hashes=$hashes" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT