diff --git a/tests/version/commands/test_java.py b/tests/version/commands/test_java.py
index 164bb2691..4249b4afa 100644
--- a/tests/version/commands/test_java.py
+++ b/tests/version/commands/test_java.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       "line": 3
     },
     {
-      "path": "src/application.properties",
+      "path": "application.properties",
       "line": 2
     }
   ]
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ def test_verify_version(self):
                 TEMPLATE_UPGRADE_VERSION_MARKDOWN.format(version),
                 encoding="utf-8",
             )
-            properties_file_path = Path("src/application.properties")
-            Path("src").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            properties_file_path = Path("application.properties")
             properties_file_path.write_text(
                 TEMPLATE_UPGRADE_VERSION_WITH_VERSION_PROPERTIES.format(
                     version