diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2ee10c9..59c6c56 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -205,4 +205,5 @@ module = ["mkdocs_macros.*"]
 ignore_missing_imports = true
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
+parentdir_prefix_version = "frequenz_client_marketmetering-"
 version_scheme = "post-release"