diff --git a/src/commands/update.ts b/src/commands/update.ts
index 0aa9555d..ccd08176 100644
--- a/src/commands/update.ts
+++ b/src/commands/update.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export default class UpdateCommand extends Command {
 
   private async determineCurrentVersion(): Promise<string|undefined> {
     try {
-      const currentVersion = await fs.readlink(path.join(this.clientRoot, 'current'))
+      const currentVersion = await fs.readFile(path.join(this.clientRoot, 'bin', this.config.bin), 'utf8')
       const matches = currentVersion.match(/\.\.[/|\\](.+)[/|\\]bin/)
       return matches ? matches[1] : this.config.version
     } catch (error) {