diff --git a/build_scripts/writers.py b/build_scripts/writers.py
index 37f56919..085e3139 100644
--- a/build_scripts/writers.py
+++ b/build_scripts/writers.py
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def write_setup(config: Config):
         file_object.write(f'''
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-with open('../README.md', 'r') as f:
+with open('README.md', 'r') as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(