diff --git a/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py b/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py
index 154619f176..07c290212b 100755
--- a/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py
+++ b/scripts/create-relocatable-package.py
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ def reloc_add(self, name, arcname=None, recursive=True, *, filter=None):
 output = args.dest
 
 ar = tarfile.open(output, mode='w|gz')
-# relocatable package format version = 2
+# relocatable package format version = 3
 with open('build/.relocatable_package_version', 'w') as f:
-    f.write('2\n')
+    f.write('3\n')
 ar.add('build/.relocatable_package_version', arcname='.relocatable_package_version')
 
 pathlib.Path('build/SCYLLA-RELOCATABLE-FILE').touch()