diff --git a/compilation/upload_release.py b/compilation/upload_release.py
index d8550be..7535ad5 100644
--- a/compilation/upload_release.py
+++ b/compilation/upload_release.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import json
 import argparse
 import urllib.request
 import urllib.parse
-import mimetypes
+ROOT_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
 import package_dist
 
 import time
@@ -162,8 +163,8 @@ def main():
     if not notes and args.notes_file and os.path.exists(args.notes_file):
         with open(args.notes_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as nf:
             notes = nf.read()
-    elif not notes and os.path.exists("RELEASE_NOTES.md"):
-        with open("RELEASE_NOTES.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as nf:
+    elif not notes and os.path.exists(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "RELEASE_NOTES.md")):
+        with open(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "RELEASE_NOTES.md"), "r", encoding="utf-8") as nf:
             notes = nf.read()
     elif not notes:
         notes = (
@@ -184,9 +185,9 @@ def main():
         print("[*] Assembling compiled binaries...")
         package_dist.main()
 
-    dist_dir = os.path.abspath("dist")
+    dist_dir = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "dist")
     if not os.path.exists(dist_dir) or not os.listdir(dist_dir):
-        print("[!] No binaries found in dist/. Run package_dist.py first.")
+        print(f"[!] No binaries found in {dist_dir}. Run package_dist.py first.")
         sys.exit(1)
 
     print(f"[*] Connecting to Gitea: {args.url} (repo: {args.repo})...")