diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d684a222..1019fc5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ runner.os != 'Windows' }}
         run: chmod +x ./gradlew
       - name: build # the touch is a workaround because I have no idea how to properly configure the plugin to use the root path. It seems to work locally as expected
-        run: touch Oritech/CHANGELOG.md && ./gradlew build
+        run: touch ./Oritech/CHANGELOG.md && ./gradlew build
       - name: capture build artifacts
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.java == '21' }} # Only upload artifacts built from latest java on one OS
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4