diff --git a/scripts/release/publish.sh b/scripts/release/publish.sh
index cf700cfae8..81a9c6a154 100755
--- a/scripts/release/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/publish.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if which gh >/dev/null; then
   git branch -D "$BRANCH"
 
   # Wait for CI to complete
-  ./wait-for-pr.sh "$BRANCH"
+  . "$(dirname "$0")/wait-for-pr.sh" "$BRANCH"
   if ! gh pr checks --fail-fast --watch; then
     echo 'CI failed. Cannot continue with release.'
     gh pr view "$BRANCH" --web
diff --git a/scripts/release/version.sh b/scripts/release/version.sh
index d634a84e0b..b6b373999a 100755
--- a/scripts/release/version.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/version.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if which gh 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null; then
   git switch "$BASE_BRANCH"
   git branch -D "$BRANCH"
   
-  ./wait-for-pr.sh "$BRANCH"
+  . "$(dirname "$0")/wait-for-pr.sh" "$BRANCH"
   while [ "$(gh pr view "$BRANCH" --json state -q .state)" != 'MERGED' ]; do
     sleep 3 # Wait for GitHub to auto-merge the PR
   done