diff --git a/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/package.json b/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/package.json
index 1527a35a..441e4850 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@matthiesenxyz/create-astro-ghostcms",
-	"version": "0.0.1-dev34",
+	"version": "0.0.1-dev35",
 	"description": "Utility to quickly get started with our Integration and astro",
 	"type": "module",
 	"main": "./create-astro-ghostcms.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/src/lib/utils.js b/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/src/lib/utils.js
index 3dec60aa..c516e0fe 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/src/lib/utils.js
+++ b/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/src/lib/utils.js
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ export function isPackageManager(str) {
  */
 
 /**
- * @return {string} The current version of the package.
+ * @return {Promise<string>} The current version of the package.
  */
-export function getVersion() {
-  return readPkg.sync().version;
+export async function getVersion() {
+  const pkg = await readPkg()
+  return pkg.version;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/src/main.js b/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/src/main.js
index 24fa2ad8..2927b960 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/src/main.js
+++ b/packages/create-astro-ghostcms/src/main.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { exitPrompt, isPackageManager, getVersion } from "./lib/utils.js";
 import { createBasic } from "./runners/basic.js";
 import { createStarterKit } from "./runners/starterkit.js";
 
-const pkgVer = getVersion()
+const pkgVer = await getVersion()
 
 export async function main() {
 	const exit = () => process.exit(0);