diff --git a/sdk/packages/node/iii/src/iii.ts b/sdk/packages/node/iii/src/iii.ts
index 292a5b30b..8537646c4 100644
--- a/sdk/packages/node/iii/src/iii.ts
+++ b/sdk/packages/node/iii/src/iii.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { context, trace } from '@opentelemetry/api'
-import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
 import * as os from 'node:os'
 import { type Data, WebSocket } from 'ws'
 import { ChannelReader, ChannelWriter } from './channels'
@@ -59,9 +58,7 @@ import type {
   FunctionRef,
 } from './types'
 import { isChannelRef } from './utils'
-
-const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
-const { version: SDK_VERSION } = require('../package.json')
+import { version as SDK_VERSION } from '../package.json'
 
 function getOsInfo(): string {
   return `${os.platform()} ${os.release()} (${os.arch()})`