diff --git a/lib/manager/pip_requirements/artifacts.ts b/lib/manager/pip_requirements/artifacts.ts
index 3ee8206455e0d4..98a3bfeb82bce8 100644
--- a/lib/manager/pip_requirements/artifacts.ts
+++ b/lib/manager/pip_requirements/artifacts.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export async function updateArtifacts({
       }
     }
     const execOptions: ExecOptions = {
-      cwdFile: packageFileName,
+      cwdFile: '.',
       docker: {
         image: 'renovate/python',
         tagScheme: 'pip_requirements',