diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ad19bf6..84c8bac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       main
     paths:
-      - 'VERSION'
+      - 'src/secmlt/VERSION'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index d931ffd..59f566d 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 author = "Maura Pintor, Luca Demetrio"
 
 
-version_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "VERSION"
+version_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "src/secmlt" / "VERSION"
+
 
 # Get the version file from VERSION file
 with version_path.open() as f:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 518aadb..5c6cd9f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-readme = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve() / "README.md"
-version = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve() / "VERSION"
+here = pathlib.Path.cwd()
+readme_path = here / "README.md"
+version_path = here / "src/secmlt" / "VERSION"
+
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
-with readme.open() as f:
+with readme_path.open() as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
-# Get the version file from VERSION file
-with version.open() as f:
-    version_nr = f.read()
+# Get the version from VERSION file
+with version_path.open() as f:
+    version = f.read()
 
 
 CLASSIFIERS = """\
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="secml-torch",
-    version=version_nr,
+    version=version,
     description="SecML-Torch Library",
     classifiers=[_f for _f in CLASSIFIERS.split("\n") if _f],
     long_description=long_description,
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
             "tests",
         ],
     ),
+    data_files=[("src/secmlt/VERSION", ["src/secmlt/VERSION"])],
     include_package_data=True,
     url="https://secml-torch.readthedocs.io/en/latest/",
     license="MIT",
diff --git a/VERSION b/src/secmlt/VERSION
similarity index 100%
rename from VERSION
rename to src/secmlt/VERSION
diff --git a/src/secmlt/__init__.py b/src/secmlt/__init__.py
index cc4eacf..7c7872a 100644
--- a/src/secmlt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/secmlt/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import pathlib
 
-version_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "VERSION"
+version_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "VERSION"
 
 with version_path.open() as f:
     __version__ = f.read()