diff --git a/src/tests/test_package.py b/src/tests/test_package.py
index ede3a7c7..66623c91 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_package.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_package.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def test_running_in_pytest(self):
         assert RUNNING_IN_PYTEST
 
     def test_python_version(self):
-        with open(".python-version", "r") as f:
+        with open("./scripts/.python-version", "r") as f:
             python_version = f.read().strip()
             assert python_version == platform.python_version()