diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2ece677..227cfd8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pycage"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 description = "tool to handle standalone Python installations from the CLI"
 authors = [
     {name = "Florian Förster", email = "f.foerster@d-opt.com"},
diff --git a/src/pycage/compile.py b/src/pycage/compile.py
index dba402c..016d708 100644
--- a/src/pycage/compile.py
+++ b/src/pycage/compile.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def compile(
         str(pth_intp),
         "-m",
         "compileall",
-        ".",
+        "./python/",
         "-x",
         exclude_rx,
         "-o",