diff --git a/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/release.init.ex b/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/release.init.ex
index 811c9b69293..3d9644d7406 100644
--- a/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/release.init.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/release.init.ex
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Release.Init do
     setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
 
     pushd .
+    %~d0
     cd "%~dp0\.."
     set RELEASE_ROOT=%cd%
     popd