diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d8135b65..a2474f7b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -3,5 +3,9 @@ exports.AbstractClass = require('./lib/abstract-class').AbstractClass;
 exports.Validatable = require('./lib/validatable').Validatable;
 
 try {
-    exports.version = require('./package.json').version;
+    if (process.versions.node < '0.6' || true) {
+        exports.version = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.cwd() + '/package.json')).version;
+    } else {
+        exports.version = require('../package').version;
+    }
 } catch(e) {}