diff --git a/.github/workflows/lcg_linux_with_podio.yml b/.github/workflows/lcg_linux_with_podio.yml
index 00873a6f8..58882f364 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lcg_linux_with_podio.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lcg_linux_with_podio.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::group::Build podio"
           cd podio
           echo "Building podio @"$(git log -1 --format=%H)
-          cmake .. -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{ matrix.CXX_STANDARD }} \
+          cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{ matrix.CXX_STANDARD }} \
             -DENABLE_SIO=ON \
             -DENABLE_RNTUPLE=ON \
             -DENABLE_DATASOURCE=ON \
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::group::Build edm4hep"
           cd $STARTDIR
           echo "Building edm4hep"
-          cmake .. -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{ matrix.CXX_STANDARD }} \
+          cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{ matrix.CXX_STANDARD }} \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(pwd)/install \
             -DUSE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2=OFF \
             -G Ninja -B build
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::group::Test downstream usage"
           export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PWD/install:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
           cd test/downstream-project-cmake-test
-          cmake .. -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{ matrix.CXX_STANDARD }} \
+          cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{ matrix.CXX_STANDARD }} \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(pwd)/install \
             -G Ninja -B build
           cmake --build build -- -k0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index c03d9a3cb..bb4dd7b91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::group::Build podio"
           cd podio
           echo "Building podio @"$(git log -1 --format=%H)
-          cmake .. -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 \
+          cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 \
             -DENABLE_SIO=ON \
             -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(pwd)install \
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           export PYTHONPATH=$(python -m site --user-site):$PYTHONPATH
           export PATH=/root/.local/bin:$PATH
           pip install argparse --user
-          cmake .. -DENABLE_SIO=ON \
+          cmake -DENABLE_SIO=ON \
             -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 \
             -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=" -fdiagnostics-color=always -Werror "\
             -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON \