diff --git a/install_protection_hook.sh b/install_protection_hook.sh
index 2dedd20..7ef720c 100755
--- a/install_protection_hook.sh
+++ b/install_protection_hook.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-for file in pyproject.toml gh.py version.py make_release_branch.py rename_release_branch.py LICENSE install_protection_hook.sh xcoll/general.py
+for file in pyproject.toml gh.py release.py make_release_branch.py rename_release_branch.py LICENSE install_protection_hook.sh xcoll/general.py
 do
   git diff --name-only | grep '^'${file}'$' &> /dev/null
   if [ $? -eq 0 ]
diff --git a/version.py b/release.py
similarity index 100%
rename from version.py
rename to release.py