diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 3e49e0f..bdba532 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ jobs:
           # this one. Keep caches shared, just don't attach to a daemon.
           GRADLE_OPTS: -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false
         run: |
-          cd app
+          # `devbox run` always executes relative to the devbox project root
+          # (where devbox.json lives), ignoring the shell's cwd at
+          # invocation — so the `cd app` has to happen inside the command
+          # devbox runs, not before it.
           env -u GITHUB_TOKEN -u GH_TOKEN -u JAVA_HOME \
-            devbox run -- flutter build apk --release
+            devbox run -- bash -c 'cd app && flutter build apk --release'
 
       - name: Create release and upload APK
         env: