diff --git a/packaging/release/release.yml b/packaging/release/release.yml
index 49de59fd4f6..eae97c1043f 100644
--- a/packaging/release/release.yml
+++ b/packaging/release/release.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - hosts: localhost
   gather_facts: no
   vars_files:
-    - versions.yml
+    - vars/versions.yml
   vars:
     release_dir: "./ansible_release"
     release_date: "{{lookup('pipe', 'date +\"%m-%d-%Y\"')}}"