diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm_release.yml b/.github/workflows/npm_release.yml
index 9999f3b3f..6527b9066 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm_release.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ jobs:
         run: npx nx run core:build.npm
 
       - name: Publish @nativescript/core
+        working-directory: dist
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_PUBLISH_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > .npmrc
-          echo dist/nativescript-core-$NPM_VERSION.tgz
-          echo Publishing to NPM...
-          npm publish dist/nativescript-core-$NPM_VERSION.tgz --tag ci --dry-run
+          echo "Publishing @nativescript/core@$NPM_VERSION to NPM..."
+          npm publish nativescript-core-$NPM_VERSION.tgz --tag ci --dry-run