diff --git a/actions/assemble-docs/dist/index.js b/actions/assemble-docs/dist/index.js
index 4549620..46ff888 100644
--- a/actions/assemble-docs/dist/index.js
+++ b/actions/assemble-docs/dist/index.js
@@ -19056,6 +19056,7 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
     var __toCommonJS2 = (mod) => __copyProps2(__defProp2({}, "__esModule", { value: true }), mod);
     var src_exports = {};
     __export2(src_exports, {
+      absolutePath: () => absolutePath2,
       deleteFile: () => deleteFile2,
       exec: () => exec,
       generateRandomSuffix: () => generateRandomSuffix,
@@ -19093,15 +19094,19 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
       process.chdir(currentDir);
     }
     var import_node_fs = __toESM2(require("node:fs"));
+    var import_node_path2 = __toESM2(require("node:path"));
     function moveFile(src, dest) {
       import_node_fs.default.renameSync(src, dest);
     }
-    function deleteFile2(path2) {
+    function deleteFile2(filePath) {
       try {
-        import_node_fs.default.rmSync(path2);
+        import_node_fs.default.rmSync(filePath);
       } catch {
       }
     }
+    function absolutePath2(p) {
+      return p.startsWith("/") ? p : import_node_path2.default.join(process.cwd(), p);
+    }
     function gitAdd() {
       exec(`git add .`);
     }
@@ -19226,10 +19231,11 @@ async function run() {
     const versionLabel = (0, import_action_utils2.getOptInput)("version_label", version2);
     const versionInTitle = (0, import_action_utils2.getOptInput)("version_in_title", "");
     const targetDir = (0, import_action_utils2.getInput)("target_dir");
-    const targetZipFile = import_node_path.default.join(process.cwd(), targetDir, `${version2}.zip`);
+    const absoluteAssetsDir = (0, import_action_utils2.absolutePath)(assetsDir);
+    const absoluteTargetDir = (0, import_action_utils2.absolutePath)(targetDir);
+    const targetZipFile = import_node_path.default.join(absoluteTargetDir, `${version2}.zip`);
     const targetVersionsJsonFile = import_node_path.default.join(
-      process.cwd(),
-      targetDir,
+      absoluteTargetDir,
       VERSIONS_JSON_FILE_NAME
     );
     if (!isValidVersion(version2)) {
@@ -19239,9 +19245,9 @@ async function run() {
     }
     core.info(`Cleaning up ${targetZipFile}`);
     (0, import_action_utils2.deleteFile)(targetZipFile);
-    core.info(`Zipping ${assetsDir} to ${targetZipFile}`);
+    core.info(`Zipping ${absoluteAssetsDir} to ${targetZipFile}`);
     (0, import_action_utils2.zip)({
-      absoluteSrcPath: assetsDir,
+      absoluteSrcPath: absoluteAssetsDir,
       absoluteDestPath: targetZipFile
     });
     if (isVersionListedInVersionsJson(version2)) {
diff --git a/actions/assemble-docs/src/main.ts b/actions/assemble-docs/src/main.ts
index 3ad45a2..aa29f03 100644
--- a/actions/assemble-docs/src/main.ts
+++ b/actions/assemble-docs/src/main.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import path from 'node:path';
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
-import { deleteFile, getInput, getOptInput, zip } from '@dfinity/action-utils';
+import {
+  absolutePath,
+  deleteFile,
+  getInput,
+  getOptInput,
+  zip,
+} from '@dfinity/action-utils';
 import { upsertVersionsJson } from './upsert-versions-json';
 import {
   ALLOWED_VERSIONS_MESSAGE,
@@ -17,10 +23,12 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
     const versionLabel = getOptInput('version_label', version);
     const versionInTitle = getOptInput('version_in_title', '');
     const targetDir = getInput('target_dir');
-    const targetZipFile = path.join(process.cwd(), targetDir, `${version}.zip`);
+
+    const absoluteAssetsDir = absolutePath(assetsDir);
+    const absoluteTargetDir = absolutePath(targetDir);
+    const targetZipFile = path.join(absoluteTargetDir, `${version}.zip`);
     const targetVersionsJsonFile = path.join(
-      process.cwd(),
-      targetDir,
+      absoluteTargetDir,
       VERSIONS_JSON_FILE_NAME,
     );
 
@@ -33,9 +41,9 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
     core.info(`Cleaning up ${targetZipFile}`);
     deleteFile(targetZipFile);
 
-    core.info(`Zipping ${assetsDir} to ${targetZipFile}`);
+    core.info(`Zipping ${absoluteAssetsDir} to ${targetZipFile}`);
     zip({
-      absoluteSrcPath: assetsDir,
+      absoluteSrcPath: absoluteAssetsDir,
       absoluteDestPath: targetZipFile,
     });
 
diff --git a/actions/create-pr/dist/index.js b/actions/create-pr/dist/index.js
index d08aa73..4d3085f 100644
--- a/actions/create-pr/dist/index.js
+++ b/actions/create-pr/dist/index.js
@@ -23135,6 +23135,7 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
     var __toCommonJS2 = (mod) => __copyProps2(__defProp2({}, "__esModule", { value: true }), mod);
     var src_exports = {};
     __export2(src_exports, {
+      absolutePath: () => absolutePath,
       deleteFile: () => deleteFile,
       exec: () => exec,
       generateRandomSuffix: () => generateRandomSuffix2,
@@ -23172,15 +23173,19 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
       process.chdir(currentDir);
     }
     var import_node_fs = __toESM2(require("node:fs"));
+    var import_node_path = __toESM2(require("node:path"));
     function moveFile(src, dest) {
       import_node_fs.default.renameSync(src, dest);
     }
-    function deleteFile(path) {
+    function deleteFile(filePath) {
       try {
-        import_node_fs.default.rmSync(path);
+        import_node_fs.default.rmSync(filePath);
       } catch {
       }
     }
+    function absolutePath(p) {
+      return p.startsWith("/") ? p : import_node_path.default.join(process.cwd(), p);
+    }
     function gitAdd2() {
       exec(`git add .`);
     }
diff --git a/actions/extract-version/dist/index.js b/actions/extract-version/dist/index.js
index 028a07e..7974bd8 100644
--- a/actions/extract-version/dist/index.js
+++ b/actions/extract-version/dist/index.js
@@ -19056,6 +19056,7 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
     var __toCommonJS2 = (mod) => __copyProps2(__defProp2({}, "__esModule", { value: true }), mod);
     var src_exports = {};
     __export2(src_exports, {
+      absolutePath: () => absolutePath,
       deleteFile: () => deleteFile,
       exec: () => exec2,
       generateRandomSuffix: () => generateRandomSuffix,
@@ -19093,15 +19094,19 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
       process.chdir(currentDir);
     }
     var import_node_fs2 = __toESM2(require("node:fs"));
+    var import_node_path2 = __toESM2(require("node:path"));
     function moveFile(src, dest) {
       import_node_fs2.default.renameSync(src, dest);
     }
-    function deleteFile(path2) {
+    function deleteFile(filePath) {
       try {
-        import_node_fs2.default.rmSync(path2);
+        import_node_fs2.default.rmSync(filePath);
       } catch {
       }
     }
+    function absolutePath(p) {
+      return p.startsWith("/") ? p : import_node_path2.default.join(process.cwd(), p);
+    }
     function gitAdd() {
       exec2(`git add .`);
     }
diff --git a/actions/submit-docs/dist/index.js b/actions/submit-docs/dist/index.js
index a958416..675192e 100644
--- a/actions/submit-docs/dist/index.js
+++ b/actions/submit-docs/dist/index.js
@@ -23135,6 +23135,7 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
     var __toCommonJS2 = (mod) => __copyProps2(__defProp2({}, "__esModule", { value: true }), mod);
     var src_exports = {};
     __export2(src_exports, {
+      absolutePath: () => absolutePath,
       deleteFile: () => deleteFile,
       exec: () => exec,
       generateRandomSuffix: () => generateRandomSuffix,
@@ -23172,15 +23173,19 @@ var require_dist = __commonJS({
       process.chdir(currentDir);
     }
     var import_node_fs = __toESM2(require("node:fs"));
+    var import_node_path = __toESM2(require("node:path"));
     function moveFile(src, dest) {
       import_node_fs.default.renameSync(src, dest);
     }
-    function deleteFile(path) {
+    function deleteFile(filePath) {
       try {
-        import_node_fs.default.rmSync(path);
+        import_node_fs.default.rmSync(filePath);
       } catch {
       }
     }
+    function absolutePath(p) {
+      return p.startsWith("/") ? p : import_node_path.default.join(process.cwd(), p);
+    }
     function gitAdd2() {
       exec(`git add .`);
     }
diff --git a/lib/action-utils/src/fs.ts b/lib/action-utils/src/fs.ts
index 7923473..d1c61ef 100644
--- a/lib/action-utils/src/fs.ts
+++ b/lib/action-utils/src/fs.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
 
 export function moveFile(src: string, dest: string): void {
   fs.renameSync(src, dest);
 }
 
-export function deleteFile(path: string): void {
+export function deleteFile(filePath: string): void {
   try {
-    fs.rmSync(path);
+    fs.rmSync(filePath);
   } catch {
     // ignore if file does not exist
   }
 }
+
+export function absolutePath(p: string): string {
+  return p.startsWith('/') ? p : path.join(process.cwd(), p);
+}