diff --git a/gdbinit.py b/gdbinit.py
index a17e0feda..91fcc3832 100644
--- a/gdbinit.py
+++ b/gdbinit.py
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ def hash_file(file_path: str | Path) -> str:
     return file_hash.hexdigest()
 
 
-def run_poetry_install(poetry_path: os.PathLike[str], dev: bool = False) -> Tuple[str, str, int]:
+def run_poetry_install(
+    poetry_path: os.PathLike[str], src_root: Path, dev: bool = False
+) -> Tuple[str, str, int]:
     command: List[str] = [str(poetry_path), "install"]
     if dev:
         command.extend(("--with", "dev"))
     logging.debug(f"Updating deps with command: {' '.join(command)}")
-    result = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    result = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=src_root)
     return result.stdout.strip(), result.stderr.strip(), result.returncode
 
 
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ def update_deps(src_root: Path, venv_path: Path) -> None:
             return
 
         dev_mode = is_dev_mode(venv_path)
-        stdout, stderr, return_code = run_poetry_install(poetry_path, dev=dev_mode)
+        stdout, stderr, return_code = run_poetry_install(poetry_path, src_root, dev=dev_mode)
         if return_code == 0:
             poetry_lock_hash_path.write_text(current_hash)
 
diff --git a/lldbinit.py b/lldbinit.py
index d46321195..8b03826c7 100644
--- a/lldbinit.py
+++ b/lldbinit.py
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ def hash_file(file_path: str | Path) -> str:
     return file_hash.hexdigest()
 
 
-def run_poetry_install(poetry_path: os.PathLike[str], dev: bool = False) -> Tuple[str, str, int]:
+def run_poetry_install(
+    poetry_path: os.PathLike[str], src_root: Path, dev: bool = False
+) -> Tuple[str, str, int]:
     command: List[str | os.PathLike[str]] = [poetry_path, "install"]
     if dev:
         command.extend(("--with", "dev"))
-    result = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    result = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=src_root)
     return result.stdout.strip(), result.stderr.strip(), result.returncode
 
 
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ def update_deps(src_root: Path, venv_path: Path) -> None:
             return
 
         dev_mode = is_dev_mode(venv_path)
-        stdout, stderr, return_code = run_poetry_install(poetry_path, dev=dev_mode)
+        stdout, stderr, return_code = run_poetry_install(poetry_path, src_root, dev=dev_mode)
         if return_code == 0:
             poetry_lock_hash_path.write_text(current_hash)