diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ce8788e3..eed1d061 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: cmake -B build -S . -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON ${{ matrix.cmake-args }}
       - run: cmake --build build --config RelWithDebInfo --parallel $(nproc)
-      - run: ctest -C RelWithDebInfo --output-on-failure
-        working-directory: build
+      - run: ctest --test-dir build -C RelWithDebInfo --output-on-failure
       - run: cmake --install build --config RelWithDebInfo --prefix pkg
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sanitizers.yml b/.github/workflows/sanitizers.yml
index b494c5b0..f1e49912 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sanitizers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sanitizers.yml
@@ -41,5 +41,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: cmake -B build -S . ${{ matrix.cmake-flags }} -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON
       - run: cmake --build build --target all --config RelWithDebInfo --parallel $(nproc)
-      - run: ${{ matrix.ctest-env }} ctest -C RelWithDebInfo --output-on-failure
-        working-directory: build
+      - run: ${{ matrix.ctest-env }} ctest --test-dir build -C RelWithDebInfo --output-on-failure
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a61aa32f..70350cf8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -168,9 +168,7 @@ cmake -B build -S .
 cmake --build build
 
 # Test
-cd build
-ctest
-cd ..
+ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
 
 # Install
 cmake --install build --prefix pkgdir