Option to specify working directory in GitHub Actions #265

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1. shkumbinhasani commented on Feb 22, 2023

   

   shkumbinhasani

   on Feb 22, 2023

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   I am facing the same issue currently
2. naaish-adam commented on May 18, 2023

   

   naaish-adam

   on May 18, 2023

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   I think you can use the cwd option to do that.
3. hunterwilhelm commented on May 20, 2023

   

   hunterwilhelm

   on May 20, 2023

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   Here's how to use it

   ...
         - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish
           id: changesets
           uses: changesets/action@v1
           with:
             publish: npm run release
             cwd: "./src/your-folder"
           env:
             GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
             NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
   
4. poteirard commented on Jan 5, 2024

   

   poteirard

   on Jan 5, 2024

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   When I set the cwd I get the following error:

   🦋 error Error: "rotten-rings-brush" changeset mentions a release for a package "@test/ui" but such a package could not be found.

   It's weird because locally it can find the package. So it must be something about the directory being used :/
5. hariria commented on Sep 22, 2025

   

   hariria

   on Sep 22, 2025

   Last edited by hariria

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   I am also facing the same issue. The cwd option does NOT work.

   If i have a repo structured like

     .
     ├─ .github
     └─ typescript
        ├─ .changeset
        ├─ package.json
        ├─ turbo.json
        ├─ ...
        └─ packages
           └─ sdk
   

   the following fails to run

   - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish to npm
           if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.inputs.bump != 'experimental'
           id: changesets
           uses: changesets/action@v1
           with:
             publish: pnpm release
             # I also tried just "typescript" and it didn't work either
             cwd: ./typescript
           env:
             GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
             NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
             NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

   with error

   Error: Error: There is no .changeset directory in this project
   Error: There is no .changeset directory in this project
   
6. rstagi

   added a commit that references this issue on Mar 3, 2026

   fix: replace changesets/action with direct commands

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   055dba4
7. bluwy commented on May 15, 2026

   

   bluwy

   on May 15, 2026

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   This seems to be fixed by #536
8. bluwy

   closed this as completedon May 15, 2026