diff --git a/build/linux/createMajorRelease.sh b/build/linux/createMajorRelease.sh
index 78be7c6..6d20c3d 100755
--- a/build/linux/createMajorRelease.sh
+++ b/build/linux/createMajorRelease.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION
 cd $HOME
 . createBuildRelease.sh
 
-cd ../..
 #commit the new patch version
 git commit -a -m "Creating major version $VERSION"
 
diff --git a/build/linux/createMinorRelease.sh b/build/linux/createMinorRelease.sh
index 8057cc9..95b93a6 100755
--- a/build/linux/createMinorRelease.sh
+++ b/build/linux/createMinorRelease.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION
 cd $HOME
 . createBuildRelease.sh
 
-cd ../..
 #commit the new patch version
 git commit -a -m "Creating minor version $VERSION"
 
diff --git a/build/linux/createPatchRelease.sh b/build/linux/createPatchRelease.sh
index 0c56b7c..ded9fe5 100755
--- a/build/linux/createPatchRelease.sh
+++ b/build/linux/createPatchRelease.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION
 cd $HOME
 . createBuildRelease.sh
 
-cd ../..
 #commit the new patch version
 git commit -a -m "Creating patch version $VERSION"