diff --git a/src/PklProject b/src/PklProject
index e2b5a83..5fc2727 100644
--- a/src/PklProject
+++ b/src/PklProject
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local githubUser = "chrisvander"
 package {
   name = "pkl-biome"
   baseUri = "package://pkg.pkl-package.org/github.com/\(githubUser)/\(name)" 
-  version = read("prop:VERSION")
+  version = read("file:../version.txt").text
   packageZipUrl = "https://github.com/\(githubUser)/\(name)/releases/download/\(name)@\(version)/\(name)@\(version).zip"
   authors {
     "Christian van der Loo"