diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3258607..2a5a42e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dev = [
 #name = "jfi22496"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
-write_to = "xchemalign/_version.py"
+write_to = "src/xchemalign/_version.py"
 
 [tool.mypy]
 ignore_missing_imports = true