diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index d7d86eb3..f17a03a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: cd js && bun install --frozen-lockfile
+        working-directory: js
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: build
         run: make build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yaml
index 86c56ea8..360ff191 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yaml
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: cd js && bun install --frozen-lockfile
+        working-directory: js
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: build
         run: make build
 
       - name: Publish to npm
+        working-directory: js
         run: bunx npm@11.8.0 publish --provenance # workaround for bun not supporting trusted publishing of npm (https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/15601)
         if: github.event_name == 'release'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 3896deda..2119f85a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: cd js && bun install --frozen-lockfile
+        working-directory: js
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: make -C js test