diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f5024af..b9b29f8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Changelog = "https://github.com/zbilodea/odapt/releases"
 source = "vcs"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.hooks.vcs]
-version-file = "_version.py"
+version-file = "src/odapt/_version.py"
 
 [tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.vcs]