diff --git a/tools/ci/pipeline-baseline-fri.yml b/tools/ci/pipeline-baseline-fri.yml
index 6fa4583..8d1ca3b 100644
--- a/tools/ci/pipeline-baseline-fri.yml
+++ b/tools/ci/pipeline-baseline-fri.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pre-commit:
     - .base-job-rules
   stage: quality-check
   script:
-    - pip install . -t $PWD
+    - pip install tools/ci -t $PWD
     - apt-get update -y
     - apt-get install fd-find -y
     - cp $PWD/bin/banned-api-hook $PWD/banned-api-hook
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ check-changelog-addition:
     - git fetch origin ${CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME}
     - >
       towncrier check
+      --config tools/ci/pyproject.toml
       --compare-with origin/${CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME}
 
 ########################
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/tools/ci/pyproject.toml
similarity index 81%
rename from pyproject.toml
rename to tools/ci/pyproject.toml
index 79167b4..fa06b3f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tools/ci/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 local_scheme = "no-local-version"
+root = "../.."
 
 [tool.towncrier]
 ignore = [".gitkeep"]
-directory = "release_changes"
+directory = "../../release_changes"
 filename = "CHANGELOG.md"
-template = "tools/ci/towncrier/template.rst"
+template = "towncrier/template.rst"
 
 [[tool.towncrier.type]]
 directory = "change"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/tools/ci/setup.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from setup.cfg
rename to tools/ci/setup.cfg