diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b532862..5094f74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ env:
   SOLUTION_FILE_PATH: .
   BASE_VERSION: 1.0
   RELEASE_DIRECTORY: "release_output"
+  PUBLISH_DIRECTORY: "publish"
 
 jobs:
   tag:
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Publish
         run: |
-          dotnet publish -c Release -r "${{ matrix.DOTNET_RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER }}" -o ./publish -p:Version="${{ steps.version_info.outputs.build_version }}" -p:SourceRevisionId="${{ steps.version_info.output.git_short_hash }}" -p:DebugType=embedded src/G2DataGUI --self-contained true
+          dotnet publish -c Release -r "${{ matrix.DOTNET_RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER }}" -o ./${{ env.PUBLISH_DIRECTORY }} -p:Version="${{ steps.version_info.outputs.build_version }}" -p:SourceRevisionId="${{ steps.version_info.output.git_short_hash }}" -p:DebugType=embedded src/G2DataGUI --self-contained true
 
       - name: Debug root Directory Contents
         run: |
@@ -78,15 +79,15 @@ jobs:
           echo "$(ls ./${{ env.RELEASE_DIRECTORY }})"
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Debug publish Directory Contents
+      - name: Debug ${{ env.PUBLISH_DIRECTORY }} Directory Contents
         run: |
-          echo "$(ls ./publish)"
+          echo "$(ls ./${{ env.PUBLISH_DIRECTORY }})"
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Pack Windows Build
         if : matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
         run: |
-          pushd publish
+          pushd ./${{ env.PUBLISH_DIRECTORY }})
           7z a ../${{ env.RELEASE_DIRECTORY }}/G2DataGUI-${{ steps.version_info.outputs.build_version }}-win_x64.zip publish
           popd
         shell: bash