diff --git a/scripts/publish b/scripts/publish
index 9b520e28..c0184471 100755
--- a/scripts/publish
+++ b/scripts/publish
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
-VERSION_FILE="httpx/__init__.py"
+VERSION_FILE="httpx/__version__.py"
 
 if [ -d 'venv' ] ; then
     PREFIX="venv/bin/"