diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 50df6545..0e80cd07 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ acir = { version = "0.26.1", path = "acir", default-features = false }
 acir_field = { version = "0.26.1", path = "acir_field", default-features = false }
 stdlib = { package = "acvm_stdlib", version = "0.26.1", path = "stdlib", default-features = false }
 brillig = { version = "0.26.1", path = "brillig", default-features = false }
+brillig_vm = { version = "0.26.1", path = "brillig_vm", default-features = false }
 acvm_blackbox_solver = { version = "0.26.1", path = "blackbox_solver", default-features = false }
 barretenberg_blackbox_solver = { version = "0.26.1", path = "barretenberg_blackbox_solver", default-features = false }
 
diff --git a/acvm/Cargo.toml b/acvm/Cargo.toml
index 80daa291..8a4b652b 100644
--- a/acvm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/acvm/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ thiserror.workspace = true
 
 acir.workspace = true
 stdlib.workspace = true
-brillig_vm = { version = "0.26.1", path = "../brillig_vm", default-features = false }
+brillig_vm.workspace = true
 acvm_blackbox_solver.workspace = true
 
 indexmap = "1.7.0"
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 679194a8..3a859fbc 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         {
           "type": "toml",
           "path": "Cargo.toml",
-          "jsonpath": "$.workspace.dependencies.blackbox_solver.version"
+          "jsonpath": "$.workspace.dependencies.acvm_blackbox_solver.version"
         },
         {
           "type": "json",
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@
       ]
     }
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file