diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index 257bb87e3..62dd6cab5 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ echo "The bastards are trying to immanentize the Eschaton"
 # requires token in ~/.netrc
 github-release dankamongmen/notcurses create v$VERSION --name "v$VERSION—$QUIP" --publish $TARBALL.asc
 
-cd ../python
+cd python
 python3 setup.py sdist
 twine upload -s -udankamongmen dist/*