diff --git a/.scripts/update.sh b/.scripts/update.sh
index 9844e15..02f3ba4 100755
--- a/.scripts/update.sh
+++ b/.scripts/update.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if ! git diff --exit-code flake.lock; then
 fi
 
 echo "updating protobuf deps"
+cd "${git_root}/proto"
 buf dep update
 if ! git diff --exit-code buf.lock; then
     git add buf.lock