diff --git a/craft_application/__init__.py b/craft_application/__init__.py
index 9b9c5226..b7bd325b 100644
--- a/craft_application/__init__.py
+++ b/craft_application/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
 
     try:
-        __version__ = version("craft-archives")
+        __version__ = version("craft-application")
     except PackageNotFoundError:
         __version__ = "dev"