diff --git a/src/utils/string.ts b/src/utils/string.ts
index 7725304..6685b26 100644
--- a/src/utils/string.ts
+++ b/src/utils/string.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { readJSONSync } from "./io";
+import { version } from "../../package.json";
 
-export const kVersion = readJSONSync("package.json").version;
+export const kVersion = version;
 
 export const kAreYouOK = "¿ʞо ∩оʎ ǝɹɐ"; // are you ok?
 
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 6c9d638..20963bd 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     "target": "esnext",
     "module": "esnext",
     "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "moduleResolution": "node"
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "resolveJsonModule": true
   },
   "include": ["src", "tests"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]