diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index fafb08f..abe406d 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # nothing to see here, just a utility i use to create new releases ^_^
 
-VERSION_FILE=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../pwnagotchi/__init__.py
+VERSION_FILE=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../pwnagotchi/_version.py
 echo "version file is $VERSION_FILE"
 CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat $VERSION_FILE | grep version | cut -d"'" -f2)
 TO_UPDATE=(
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ git tag -a v$NEW_VERSION -m "release v$NEW_VERSION"
 git push origin v$NEW_VERSION
 
 echo
-echo "All done, v$NEW_VERSION released ^_^"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "All done, v$NEW_VERSION released ^_^"