diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index fd7de07e97..779296056a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+var fs = require('fs');
+
 exports = module.exports = require('./lib/cheerio');
 
 /*
   Export the version
 */
-exports.version = require(__dirname + '/package.json').version;
\ No newline at end of file
+exports.version = (function() {
+  var pkg = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/package.json', 'utf8');
+  return JSON.parse(pkg).version;
+})();