diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-publish.yml
index 99c682e..f27c3d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-publish.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Update version file ⬆️
       uses: brettdorrans/write-version-to-file@v1.1.0
       with:
-        filename: 'setup.py'
-        placeholder: 'latest-dev'
+        filename: '/.VERSION'
+        placeholder: '${VERSION}'
 
     - name: Set up Python 3.10
       uses: actions/setup-python@v3