diff --git a/dev-tools/get-version.sh b/dev-tools/get-version.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 555dd89e9e9c..000000000000
--- a/dev-tools/get-version.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-set -e
-
-PACKAGE_VERSION=$(cat package.json \
-| grep version \
-| head -1 \
-| awk -F: '{ print $2 }' \
-| sed 's/[",]//g' \
-| tr -d [:space:])
-
-echo "$PACKAGE_VERSION"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7112a5467048..5318be1daf3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "docs:acceptApiChanges": "node --max-old-space-size=6144 scripts/check_published_api_changes.js --accept",
     "osd:bootstrap": "node scripts/build_ts_refs && node scripts/register_git_hook",
     "spec_to_console": "node scripts/spec_to_console",
-    "pkg-version": "./dev-tools/get-version.sh"
+    "pkg-version": "node -e \"console.log(require('./package.json').version)\""
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",