diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yml
index 49c9ecd..ea7b53b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-sdk.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#sdk/v}
           npm version "$VERSION" --no-git-tag-version
-        working-directory: sdk/ts
+        # @beyond.dev/kv lives in the workspace package, not the (private) sdk/ts root
+        working-directory: sdk/ts/kv
       - name: build:ts
         run: mise run build:ts
       - name: publish
         run: npm publish --access public
-        working-directory: sdk/ts
+        working-directory: sdk/ts/kv