diff --git a/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py b/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py
index 1e4155e..15ffb6b 100755
--- a/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py
+++ b/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ def pip_generate_file_list(package_list):
 
 file_list = generate_file_list(dependencies(packages))
 pip_file_list = pip_generate_file_list(args.pip_modules)
-# relocatable package format version = 2
+# relocatable package format version = 3.0
 with open('build/.relocatable_package_version', 'w') as f:
-    f.write('2\n')
+    f.write('3.0\n')
 ar.add('build/.relocatable_package_version', arcname='.relocatable_package_version')
 
 pathlib.Path('build/SCYLLA-RELOCATABLE-FILE').touch()