diff --git a/create_release.sh b/create_release.sh
index 64e5193..f04c721 100755
--- a/create_release.sh
+++ b/create_release.sh
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ update_release_body_and_changelog () {
 
 	# Update changelog to add links to commits [hex:8](url_with_full_commit)
 	# "[aaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbccccccccccddddddddd]" -> "[aaaaaaaa](https:/www.../commit/aaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbccccccccccddddddddd)"
-	sed -i -E "s=(\s)\[([0-9a-f]{8})([0-9a-f]{32})\]= [\2](${GIT_REPO_URL}/commit/\2\3)=g" ./CHANGELOG.md
+	sed -i -E "s=(\s)\[([0-9a-f]{8})([0-9a-f]{32})\]= [\2](${GIT_REPO_URL}/commit/\2\3)=g" CHANGELOG.md
 
-	# Update changelog to add links to closed issues - comma included!
-	# "closes #1" -> "closes [#1](https:/www.../issues/1),""
-	sed -i -r -E "s=closes \#([0-9]+)=closes [#\1](${GIT_REPO_URL}/issues/\1)=g" ./CHANGELOG.md
+	# Update changelog to add links to closed issues
+	# "closes #1" -> "closes [#1](https:/www.../issues/1)""
+	sed -i -r -E "s=closes \#([0-9]+)=closes [#\1](${GIT_REPO_URL}/issues/\1)=g" CHANGELOG.md
 }
 
 # update version in cargo.toml, to match selected current version