diff --git a/bin/release-script b/bin/release-script
index b74b9ff63..b6aa1d295 100755
--- a/bin/release-script
+++ b/bin/release-script
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 # It updates the changelog as necessary.
 
 set -euo pipefail
+cd $WORKSPACE_ROOT
 
 towncrier build --name Continuwuity --version $NEW_VERSION --date "$(date -I)"
 
-./linkify-changelog.py
+"`dirname $0`"/linkify-changelog.py
diff --git a/release.toml b/release.toml
index d78c0d9fa..63fcff84f 100644
--- a/release.toml
+++ b/release.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ publish = false
 
 sign-commit = true
 sign-tag = true
-
-pre-release-hook = [ "sh", "-c", "$WORKSPACE_ROOT/bin/release-script" ]
diff --git a/src/main/Cargo.toml b/src/main/Cargo.toml
index 12ec761de..61ce601be 100644
--- a/src/main/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/main/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ repository.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 metadata.crane.workspace = true
 
+[package.metadata.release]
+pre-release-hook = [ "sh", "-c", "$WORKSPACE_ROOT/bin/release-script" ]
+
 [lib]
 path = "mod.rs"
 crate-type = [