diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed17a60f56..4ff28e93fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ update-kube-vip-version:
 
 .PHONY: update-portainer-version
 update-portainer-version:
-	 go run hack/update/portainer_version/update_portainer_version.go
+	cd hack && go run update/portainer_version/update_portainer_version.go
 
 # used by update- Targets to get before/after versions of tools it updates
 # example usage echo "OLD_VERSION=$(DEP=node make get-dependency-version)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"