diff --git a/kedro/framework/cli/project.py b/kedro/framework/cli/project.py
index 42856cd4ae..7914a4c9ee 100644
--- a/kedro/framework/cli/project.py
+++ b/kedro/framework/cli/project.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def package(metadata: ProjectMetadata):
             "build",
             "--wheel",
             "--outdir",
-            "../dist",
+            "dist",
         ],
         cwd=str(project_path),
     )