diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1e568d1c6..d620e22e5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Releases can only be performed by Astral team members.
 Changelog entries and version bumps are automated. First, run:
 
 ```
-./scripts/release/bump.sh
+./scripts/release.sh
 ```
 
 Then, editorialize the `CHANGELOG.md` file to ensure entries are consistently styled.
diff --git a/scripts/release/bump.sh b/scripts/release.sh
similarity index 83%
rename from scripts/release/bump.sh
rename to scripts/release.sh
index 00a81d10b..6bb3b75b8 100755
--- a/scripts/release/bump.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 # Prepare for a release
 #
 # All additional options are passed to `rooster`
+#
+# See `scripts/release` for
 set -eu
 
 script_root="$(realpath "$(dirname "$0")")"
-project_root="$(dirname "$(dirname "$script_root")")"
+project_root="$(dirname "$script_root")"
 
-cd "$script_root"
+cd "$script_root/release"
 echo "Setting up a temporary environment..."
 uv venv