diff --git a/hack/update-repository-to-cpe.sh b/hack/update-repository-to-cpe.sh
index 3b7ac13..4f18c88 100755
--- a/hack/update-repository-to-cpe.sh
+++ b/hack/update-repository-to-cpe.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
 set -o nounset
 
-cd "$(git root)"
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 
 BASE_URL='https://access.redhat.com/security/data/meta/v1/repository-to-cpe.json'
 
diff --git a/hack/verify-data.sh b/hack/verify-data.sh
index 7e800e6..2f2b4e1 100755
--- a/hack/verify-data.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-data.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
 set -o nounset
 
-cd "$(git root)"
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 
 # The EC policy does not allow for relative paths. For this reason, we use envsubst to replace
 # occurrences of $PWD with the actual working directory. The result is a temporary policy file