diff --git a/lib/entry-points.js b/lib/entry-points.js
index 9fa4a1cd3..7ff75dcc3 100644
--- a/lib/entry-points.js
+++ b/lib/entry-points.js
@@ -148352,6 +148352,7 @@ async function parseRemoteFileAddress(actionState, configFile) {
 }
 
 // src/config/file.ts
+var LOCAL_PATH_PREFIX = "./";
 async function getConfigFileInput({
   logger,
   actions,
@@ -149713,7 +149714,7 @@ async function initConfig(actionState, inputs) {
   return config;
 }
 function isRelativePath(configPath) {
-  return configPath.startsWith("./");
+  return configPath.startsWith(LOCAL_PATH_PREFIX);
 }
 function containsAtRef(configPath) {
   return configPath.includes("@");
diff --git a/src/config-utils.ts b/src/config-utils.ts
index 737bea8bd..2a6678bf5 100644
--- a/src/config-utils.ts
+++ b/src/config-utils.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {
   parseUserConfig,
   UserConfig,
 } from "./config/db-config";
-import { getRemoteConfig } from "./config/file";
+import { getRemoteConfig, LOCAL_PATH_PREFIX } from "./config/file";
 import {
   parseRegistries,
   type RegistryConfigNoCredentials,
@@ -1278,13 +1278,13 @@ export async function initConfig(
 }
 
 /**
- * Determines if `configPath` is explicitly local. That is, it starts with "./".
- * A configuration file path that starts with "./" is always treated as a local path.
+ * Determines if `configPath` is explicitly local. That is, it starts with `LOCAL_PATH_PREFIX`.
+ * A configuration file path that starts with `LOCAL_PATH_PREFIX` is always treated as a local path.
  *
  * @param configPath The path to test.
  */
 function isRelativePath(configPath: string): boolean {
-  return configPath.startsWith("./");
+  return configPath.startsWith(LOCAL_PATH_PREFIX);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1305,9 +1305,9 @@ function containsAtRef(configPath: string): boolean {
  * @returns True if it is local, or false otherwise.
  */
 function isLocal(configPath: string): boolean {
-  // If the path starts with "./", it is explicitly local.
+  // If the path starts with `LOCAL_PATH_PREFIX`, it is explicitly local.
   // This allows local paths that would otherwise contain '@'
-  // to be used with a "./" prefix.
+  // to be used with a `LOCAL_PATH_PREFIX` prefix.
   if (isRelativePath(configPath)) {
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/src/config/file.ts b/src/config/file.ts
index 5ff2dee08..06c31eb97 100644
--- a/src/config/file.ts
+++ b/src/config/file.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ import { ConfigurationError } from "../util";
 import { parseUserConfig, UserConfig } from "./db-config";
 import { parseRemoteFileAddress } from "./remote-file";
 
+/**
+ * The prefix that can be specified to indicate that a path should be treated as a local file address.
+ */
+export const LOCAL_PATH_PREFIX = "./";
+
 /**
  * Gets the value that is configured for the configuration file, if any.
  */