diff --git a/.github/scripts/make-release-distro.sh b/.github/scripts/make-release-distro.sh
index 13ddd71..8dc5e36 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/make-release-distro.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/make-release-distro.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ if [[ $# != 2 ]]; then
 fi
 
 RELEASE_VERSION=$1
-DISTRO_SOURCE=$2
+DISTRO_SOURCE=$(echo $(cd $(dirname "$2"); pwd)/$(basename "$2"))
 ARTIFACT=deephaven-benchmark-${RELEASE_VERSION}
-DISTRO_DEST=target/distro
 WORKING_DIR=$(pwd)
+DISTRO_DEST=${WORKING_DIR}/target/distro
 
 # Generate dependencies directory
 mkdir -p ${DISTRO_DEST}/libs/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-benchmarks.yml
index 4a6b3ba..c95e51c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-benchmarks.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build and Install Release Artifacts Locally
       working-directory: ${{env.RELEASE_DIR}}
       run: | 
-        sed -i "s!<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>!<version>${VERSION}</version>!" pom.xml
+        sed -i "s;<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>;<version>${VERSION}</version>;" pom.xml
         mvn -B install --file pom.xml
         docker compose down