diff --git a/python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/VERSION b/python/nx-cugraph/_nx_cugraph/VERSION
similarity index 100%
rename from python/nx-cugraph/nx_cugraph/VERSION
rename to python/nx-cugraph/_nx_cugraph/VERSION
diff --git a/python/nx-cugraph/_nx_cugraph/_version.py b/python/nx-cugraph/_nx_cugraph/_version.py
index a528a3bfe1b..dc2d2a3a3c0 100644
--- a/python/nx-cugraph/_nx_cugraph/_version.py
+++ b/python/nx-cugraph/_nx_cugraph/_version.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 # to update version info (including commit hashes) without modifying
 # source files.
 __version__ = (
-    importlib.resources.files("nx_cugraph").joinpath("VERSION").read_text().strip()
+    importlib.resources.files("_nx_cugraph").joinpath("VERSION").read_text().strip()
 )
 __git_commit__ = ""