diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 88571e208..ffce583f6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [tool.towncrier]
 package = "pytest"
+package_dir = "src"
 filename = "CHANGELOG.rst"
 directory = "changelog/"
 template = "changelog/_template.rst"