diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 2f1343af..fafb08f5 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]}")/../sdcard/rootfs/root/pwnagotchi/scripts/pwnagotchi/__init__.py
+VERSION_FILE=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../pwnagotchi/__init__.py
 echo "version file is $VERSION_FILE"
 CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat $VERSION_FILE | grep version | cut -d"'" -f2)
 TO_UPDATE=(