diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9f39e0..447ae64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ This workflow will comment on your PR as shown below.
 clojure -Ttools install-latest :lib io.github.namenu/deps-diff :as deps-diff`
 
 # resolve deps before changes
-clojure -X:deps tree :project '"base/deps.edn"' > __before.edn
+clojure -X:deps tree :dir '"./before"' > __before.edn
 # resolve deps after changes
-clojure -X:deps tree :project '"after/deps.edn"' > __after.edn
+clojure -X:deps tree :dir '"./after"' > __after.edn
 
 # then compare
 clojure -Tdeps-diff diff :base '"__before.edn"' :target '"__after.edn"' :format :cli
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 6cd7d10..49c4d89 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ inputs:
     required: true
     description: git/sha of base commit
     default: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
-  project:
+  dir:
     required: false
-    description: path of the target deps.edn
-    default: "deps.edn"
+    description: root directory of deps.edn
+    default: "."
   aliases:
     required: false
     description: aliases to create basis
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Install clojure tools
       uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@12.5
       with:
-        cli: 1.11.1.1413
+        cli: 1.11.2.1446
 
     - name: Cache maven
       uses: actions/cache@v4
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Resolve base
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        PROJECT=${{ inputs.project }}
-        clojure -X:deps tree :project '"'$PROJECT'"' :aliases '${{ inputs.aliases }}' :format :edn > __base.edn
+        DIR=${{ inputs.dir }}
+        clojure -X:deps tree :dir '"'$DIR'"' :aliases '${{ inputs.aliases }}' :format :edn > __base.edn
 
     - name: Checkout target
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Resolve target
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        PROJECT=${{ inputs.project }}
-        clojure -X:deps tree :project '"'$PROJECT'"' :aliases '${{ inputs.aliases }}' :format :edn > __target.edn
+        DIR=${{ inputs.dir }}
+        clojure -X:deps tree :dir '"'$DIR'"' :aliases '${{ inputs.aliases }}' :format :edn > __target.edn
         
     - name: Install deps-diff
       shell: bash
diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index 4395fe5..f9a9842 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {:paths   ["src"]
- :deps    {org.clj-commons/pretty {:mvn/version "2.2.1"}
-           org.clojure/tools.deps {:mvn/version "0.18.1398"}
+ :deps    {org.clojure/clojure    {:mvn/version "1.11.2"}
+           org.clj-commons/pretty {:mvn/version "2.2.1"}
+           org.clojure/tools.deps {:mvn/version "0.19.1417"}
            org.slf4j/slf4j-nop    {:mvn/version "2.0.10"}}
  :tools/usage {:ns-default namenu.tools.deps-diff}
  :aliases {:dev  {:extra-paths ["dev"]
-                  :extra-deps  {org.clojure/tools.deps.cli {:local/root "./tools.deps.cli"}}
+                  :extra-deps  {org.clojure/tools.deps.cli {:mvn/version "0.10.55"}}
                   :ns-default  clojure.tools.deps.cli.api}
            :test {:extra-paths ["test" "test-resources"]
-                  :extra-deps  {org.clojure/test.check {:mvn/version "1.1.1"}}}}}
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+                  :extra-deps  {org.clojure/test.check {:mvn/version "1.1.1"}}}}}
diff --git a/dev/user.clj b/dev/user.clj
index 260406b..55b32df 100644
--- a/dev/user.clj
+++ b/dev/user.clj
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 (ns user
   (:require [clojure.tools.deps.cli.api :as cli]))
 
-
 (comment
-  (cli/tree {:project "./test-resources/base/deps.edn"
-             :aliases [:dev]}))
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+  (= (with-out-str
+       (cli/tree {:project "./test-resources/base/deps.edn"
+                  :aliases [:dev]}))
+     (with-out-str
+       (cli/tree {:dir     "./test-resources/base"
+                  :aliases [:dev]})))
+  )
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