diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index cf75f8949..e774324f5 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ python3 setup.py sdist
 twine upload -s -udankamongmen dist/*
 
 # FIXME need to install fresh notcurses for rust to compile
-cd rust/libnotcurses-sys
+cd rust
 cargo clean
 cargo publish
 # FIXME and at this point, uninstall, yuck