diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ac8e19c2aad05eafd3eb3da3bd92cbf704b93f32..56165198a402dfbd56d2cf4eb2ae8a723bf90058 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ include:
 # Docs at https://git.drupalcode.org/project/gitlab_templates/-/blob/1.0.x/includes/include.drupalci.variables.yml
 ################
 variables:
+  _TARGET_CORE: "$CORE_MINOR"
   SKIP_COMPOSER_LINT: '1'
   SKIP_ESLINT: '1'
   SKIP_PHPCS: '1'
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ composer:
     - rm expand_composer_json.php
     - composer create-project --no-install drupal/recommended-project:$_TARGET_CORE ./composer/Template/RecommendedProject
     - composer create-project --no-install drupal/legacy-project:$_TARGET_CORE ./composer/Template/LegacyProject
-    - composer run core-convert --working-dir=./modules/contrib/automatic_updates -- $PWD --gitlabci --core_target_branch=10.1.x
+    - composer run core-convert --working-dir=./modules/contrib/automatic_updates -- $PWD --gitlabci --core_target_branch=11.x
     - test -d ./core/modules/package_manager
     - test -d ./core/modules/auto_updates
     - rm -r -f ./modules/contrib
diff --git a/package_manager/tests/src/Kernel/SymlinkValidatorTest.php b/package_manager/tests/src/Kernel/SymlinkValidatorTest.php
index 568137b3289d4cb01132736f9186ea9138e5339e..fe77dd7983fb97073d830cd049be0fb8a9bbee0c 100644
--- a/package_manager/tests/src/Kernel/SymlinkValidatorTest.php
+++ b/package_manager/tests/src/Kernel/SymlinkValidatorTest.php
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ class SymlinkValidatorTest extends PackageManagerKernelTestBase {
     // correctly evaluated.
     chdir($drush_dir . '/docs');
     symlink('../drush_logo-black.png', 'drush_logo-black.png');
-    // Switch back to the project root to ensure that the check isn't affected
-    // by which directory we happen to be in.
-    chdir($project_root);
 
+    // Switch back to the Drupal root to ensure that the check isn't affected
+    // by which directory we happen to be in.
+    chdir($this->getDrupalRoot());
     $this->assertStatusCheckResults([]);
   }
 
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ class SymlinkValidatorTest extends PackageManagerKernelTestBase {
       ->set('file_syncer', $file_syncer)
       ->save();
 
+    // Switch back to the Drupal root to ensure that the check isn't affected
+    // by which directory we happen to be in.
+    chdir($this->getDrupalRoot());
     $this->assertStatusCheckResults($expected_results);
   }