diff --git a/pkg/plugin/publish/pypi.go b/pkg/plugin/publish/pypi.go
index 67c6f33d..faf28c6f 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/publish/pypi.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/publish/pypi.go
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import (
 // set up the .pypirc file
 var pypirc = `
 cat <<EOF > $HOME/.pypirc
-[pypirc]
-servers = pypi
-[server-login]
+[distutils]
+index-servers = 
+    pypi
+
+[pypi]
 username:%s
 password:%s
 EOF`