diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index 67bf16ea66d0..92ba94cae8cb 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       {
         "replacements": [
           {
-            "file": ["ibis/__init__.py"],
+            "files": ["ibis/__init__.py"],
             "from": "__version__ = \".*\"",
             "to": "__version__ = \"${nextRelease.version}\"",
             "results": [