diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index bce0960b9..257bb87e3 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ echo "The bastards are trying to immanentize the Eschaton"
 # requires token in ~/.netrc
 github-release dankamongmen/notcurses create v$VERSION --name "v$VERSION—$QUIP" --publish $TARBALL.asc
 
-cd ../../python
+cd ../python
 python3 setup.py sdist
 twine upload -s -udankamongmen dist/*
 
 # FIXME need to install fresh notcurses for rust to compile
-cd rust
+cd ../rust
 cargo clean
 cargo publish
 # FIXME and at this point, uninstall, yuck