diff --git a/commands/upload_to_pypi.sh b/commands/upload_to_pypi.sh
index 227ff46a8945b82c9694940733030c4d0f2c6fc3..6e889b472bc4860d5528c84338cecd0886262fa8 100755
--- a/commands/upload_to_pypi.sh
+++ b/commands/upload_to_pypi.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # NOTE: this script needs revision. Does not work properly currently
 
+#
+NAME_CURRENT_FILE="`realpath \"$0\"`"
+DIRNAME_CURRENT_FILE=$(dirname $NAME_CURRENT_FILE)
+DIRNAME_PROJECT_ROOT=$(dirname $DIRNAME_CURRENT_FILE)
+cd $DIRNAME_PROJECT_ROOT
 # Get current version
 VERSION_NUMBER=$(cat "VERSION")