diff --git a/python/.git_archival.txt b/.git_archival.txt
similarity index 81%
rename from python/.git_archival.txt
rename to .git_archival.txt
index 8fb235d704..7c5100942a 100644
--- a/python/.git_archival.txt
+++ b/.git_archival.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 node: $Format:%H$
 node-date: $Format:%cI$
 describe-name: $Format:%(describe:tags=true,match=*[0-9]*)$
-ref-names: $Format:%D$
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 52c3284a24..a8b478799e 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-python/.git_archival.txt export-subst
+.git_archival.txt export-subst
 Makefile -linguist-detectable