diff --git a/cmd/build/cmd_workflow_test.go b/cmd/build/cmd_workflow_test.go
index 1833c9c..67cc0c0 100644
--- a/cmd/build/cmd_workflow_test.go
+++ b/cmd/build/cmd_workflow_test.go
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ func TestBuildCmd_RunReleaseWorkflow_Good(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Contains(t, content, "workflow_dispatch:")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("writes release.yml inside a current-directory-prefixed directory-style path", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := runReleaseWorkflowInDir(projectDir, "./ci", "")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		content, err := io.Local.Read(ax.Join(projectDir, "ci", "release.yml"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, content, "workflow_call:")
+		assert.Contains(t, content, "workflow_dispatch:")
+	})
+
 	t.Run("writes to the output alias", func(t *testing.T) {
 		customPath := "ci/alias-release.yml"
 		err := runReleaseWorkflowInDir(projectDir, "", customPath)
diff --git a/pkg/api/provider_test.go b/pkg/api/provider_test.go
index 27ddbf0..7b68141 100644
--- a/pkg/api/provider_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/provider_test.go
@@ -281,6 +281,30 @@ func TestProvider_GenerateReleaseWorkflow_BareDirectoryPath_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, content, "workflow_dispatch:")
 }
 
+func TestProvider_GenerateReleaseWorkflow_CurrentDirectoryPrefixedPath_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	projectDir := t.TempDir()
+	p := NewProvider(projectDir, nil)
+
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	request := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/release/workflow", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"path":"./ci"}`))
+	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	ctx, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(recorder)
+	ctx.Request = request
+
+	p.generateReleaseWorkflow(ctx)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, recorder.Code)
+
+	path := ax.Join(projectDir, "ci", "release.yml")
+	content, err := io.Local.Read(path)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, content, "workflow_call:")
+	assert.Contains(t, content, "workflow_dispatch:")
+}
+
 func TestProvider_GenerateReleaseWorkflow_ExistingDirectoryPath_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
 
diff --git a/pkg/build/workflow.go b/pkg/build/workflow.go
index f3a8420..905dfaf 100644
--- a/pkg/build/workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/build/workflow.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const DefaultReleaseWorkflowFileName = "release.yml"
 //
 // build.WriteReleaseWorkflow(io.Local, "")                                        // writes .github/workflows/release.yml
 // build.WriteReleaseWorkflow(io.Local, "ci")                                       // writes ./ci/release.yml under the project root
+// build.WriteReleaseWorkflow(io.Local, "./ci")                                     // writes ./ci/release.yml under the project root
 // build.WriteReleaseWorkflow(io.Local, "ci/release.yml")                          // writes ./ci/release.yml under the project root
 // build.WriteReleaseWorkflow(io.Local, "/tmp/repo/.github/workflows/release.yml") // writes the absolute path unchanged
 func WriteReleaseWorkflow(medium io_interface.Medium, outputPath string) error {
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ func ReleaseWorkflowPath(projectDir string) string {
 // project directory when the caller supplies a relative path.
 //
 // build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowPath("/tmp/project", "")                // /tmp/project/.github/workflows/release.yml
+// build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowPath("/tmp/project", "./ci")            // /tmp/project/ci/release.yml
 // build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowPath("/tmp/project", "ci/release.yml")   // /tmp/project/ci/release.yml
 // build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowPath("/tmp/project", "ci")               // /tmp/project/ci/release.yml
 // build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowPath("/tmp/project", "/tmp/release.yml") // /tmp/release.yml
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ func ResolveReleaseWorkflowPath(projectDir, outputPath string) string {
 // `path` field and its `output` alias.
 //
 // build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPath("/tmp/project", "", "")                      // /tmp/project/.github/workflows/release.yml
+// build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPath("/tmp/project", "./ci", "")                  // /tmp/project/ci/release.yml
 // build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPath("/tmp/project", "ci/release.yml", "")        // /tmp/project/ci/release.yml
 // build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPath("/tmp/project", "", "ci/release.yml")        // /tmp/project/ci/release.yml
 // build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPath("/tmp/project", "ci/release.yml", "ci.yml")  // error
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ func ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPath(projectDir, path, outputPath string) (strin
 // trailing slash.
 //
 // build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPathWithMedium(io.Local, "/tmp/project", "ci", "") // /tmp/project/ci/release.yml when /tmp/project/ci exists
+// build.ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPathWithMedium(io.Local, "/tmp/project", "./ci", "") // /tmp/project/ci/release.yml
 func ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPathWithMedium(medium io_interface.Medium, projectDir, path, outputPath string) (string, error) {
 	resolve := func(input string) string {
 		return resolveReleaseWorkflowInputPath(projectDir, input, medium)
@@ -189,7 +193,8 @@ func isWorkflowDirectoryPath(path string) bool {
 
 // isWorkflowDirectoryInput reports whether a workflow input should be treated
 // as a directory target. This includes explicit directory paths and bare names
-// without path separators or a file extension.
+// without path separators or a file extension, plus current-directory-prefixed
+// directory targets like "./ci".
 func isWorkflowDirectoryInput(path string) bool {
 	if isWorkflowDirectoryPath(path) {
 		return true
@@ -197,5 +202,14 @@ func isWorkflowDirectoryInput(path string) bool {
 	if path == "" || ax.Ext(path) != "" {
 		return false
 	}
-	return !strings.ContainsAny(path, "/\\")
+	if !strings.ContainsAny(path, "/\\") {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "./") || strings.HasPrefix(path, ".\\") {
+		trimmed := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(path, "./"), ".\\")
+		return trimmed != "" && !strings.ContainsAny(trimmed, "/\\")
+	}
+
+	return false
 }
diff --git a/pkg/build/workflow_test.go b/pkg/build/workflow_test.go
index 397d3b7..102ec70 100644
--- a/pkg/build/workflow_test.go
+++ b/pkg/build/workflow_test.go
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ func TestWorkflow_ResolveReleaseWorkflowPath_Good(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/project/ci/release.yml", ResolveReleaseWorkflowPath("/tmp/project", "ci"))
 	})
 
+	t.Run("treats current-directory-prefixed directory names as directories", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/project/ci/release.yml", ResolveReleaseWorkflowPath("/tmp/project", "./ci"))
+	})
+
 	t.Run("keeps nested extensionless paths as files", func(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/project/ci/release", ResolveReleaseWorkflowPath("/tmp/project", "ci/release"))
 	})
@@ -164,6 +168,12 @@ func TestWorkflow_ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPath_Good(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/project/ci/release.yml", path)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("accepts current-directory-prefixed directory-style path as the primary input", func(t *testing.T) {
+		path, err := ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPath("/tmp/project", "./ci", "")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/project/ci/release.yml", path)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("keeps nested extensionless paths as files", func(t *testing.T) {
 		path, err := ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPath("/tmp/project", "ci/release", "")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -222,6 +232,14 @@ func TestWorkflow_ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPathWithMedium_Good(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/project/ci/release.yml", path)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("treats a current-directory-prefixed directory-style path as a workflow directory", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fs := io.NewMockMedium()
+
+		path, err := ResolveReleaseWorkflowInputPathWithMedium(fs, "/tmp/project", "./ci", "")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/project/ci/release.yml", path)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("keeps a file path unchanged when the target is not a directory", func(t *testing.T) {
 		fs := io.NewMockMedium()