diff --git a/update_version_and_changelog.sh b/update_version_and_changelog.sh
index 6df856f..c3232e6 100755
--- a/update_version_and_changelog.sh
+++ b/update_version_and_changelog.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+SCRIPT=$(realpath "$0")
+SCRIPTPATH=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
+cd "$SCRIPTPATH"
+
 [[ $(cat debian/changelog) =~ \(([0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*)\) ]]
 LAST_CHANGELOG_VERSION=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
 echo "Last changelog version: $LAST_CHANGELOG_VERSION"
@@ -17,3 +21,5 @@ dch -r
 git add debian/changelog
 git commit -m "Update debian/changelog to version $NEW_CHANGELOG_VERSION"
 git tag v$NEW_CHANGELOG_VERSION
+
+debuild -uc -us