diff --git a/tools/@aws-cdk/pkglint/lib/rules.ts b/tools/@aws-cdk/pkglint/lib/rules.ts
index 777d6ba8104e7..e1d8e42582b6d 100644
--- a/tools/@aws-cdk/pkglint/lib/rules.ts
+++ b/tools/@aws-cdk/pkglint/lib/rules.ts
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ export class JSIIPythonTarget extends ValidationRule {
 
     expectJSON(this.name, pkg, 'jsii.targets.python.distName', moduleName.python.distName);
     expectJSON(this.name, pkg, 'jsii.targets.python.module', moduleName.python.module);
-    expectJSON(this.name, pkg, 'jsii.targets.python.classifiers', ['Framework :: AWS CDK', 'Framework :: AWS CDK :: 1']);
+    expectJSON(this.name, pkg, 'jsii.targets.python.classifiers', ['Framework :: AWS CDK', `Framework :: AWS CDK :: ${cdkMajorVersion()}`]);
   }
 }