diff --git a/dependency_updater/dependency_updater.go b/dependency_updater/dependency_updater.go
index 56204d77a..872dd318e 100644
--- a/dependency_updater/dependency_updater.go
+++ b/dependency_updater/dependency_updater.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -82,7 +83,12 @@ func updater(token string, repoPath string, commit bool, githubAction bool) erro
 	var dependencies Dependencies
 	var updatedDependencies []VersionUpdateInfo
 
-	f, err := os.ReadFile(repoPath + "/versions.json")
+	repoPath, err = filepath.Abs(repoPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error resolving repo path: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(repoPath, "versions.json"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error reading versions JSON: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -336,7 +342,7 @@ func writeToVersionsJson(repoPath string, dependencies Dependencies) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling dependencies json: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	e := os.WriteFile(repoPath+"/versions.json", updatedJson, 0644)
+	e := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(repoPath, "versions.json"), updatedJson, 0644)
 	if e != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error writing to versions.json: %s", e)
 	}
@@ -368,7 +374,7 @@ func createVersionsEnv(repoPath string, dependencies Dependencies) error {
 
 	slices.Sort(envLines)
 
-	file, err := os.Create(repoPath + "/versions.env")
+	file, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(repoPath, "versions.env"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating versions.env file: %s", err)
 	}