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Option to specify working directory in GitHub Actions #265
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I am facing the same issue currently
I think you can use the
cwdoption to do that.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 }}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 :/
I am also facing the same issue. The
cwdoption does NOT work.If i have a repo structured like
. ├─ .github └─ typescript ├─ .changeset ├─ package.json ├─ turbo.json ├─ ... └─ packages └─ sdkthe 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- added a commit that references this issue
on Mar 3, 2026
GitHub allows specifying
working-directoryto run a step in a specific directory.I'm working in a large repo with lots of different directories - one of those directories is my typescript project.
.changesetsis added in there at<repo_root>/typescript/.changesets.When I run CI,
changesetsaction errors out cause it can't find.changesets:Any advice on how to handle this?