diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 52831d15535b63c08749c9bce2c55972f3ab7807..7f54be62553c7934c83eb0760a038350d5ead504 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ ignore_missing_imports = true
 branch = "main"
 version_toml = "pyproject.toml:tool.poetry.version"
 version_variable = "docs/conf.py:version"
+version_pattern = "CITATION.cff:^version: {version}"
 major_on_zero = false
 changelog_sections = "feature,fix,breaking,documentation,performance"
 changelog_components = "semantic_release.changelog.changelog_headers,semantic_release.changelog.compare_url"