diff --git a/src/cheetahpy/__init__.py b/src/cheetahpy/__init__.py
index 1254d34..b4e7112 100644
--- a/src/cheetahpy/__init__.py
+++ b/src/cheetahpy/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2023'
 
 import os
-with open(os.path.join('src/cheetahpy', 'VERSION')) as version_file:
+with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'VERSION')) as version_file:
     __version__ = version_file.read().strip()
 
 from .cheetahpy import CheetahPy_API