Get Module Version in Node.js

Here’s how to extract the version number from your package.json file. I use this to quickly verify that my current Nodejitsu snapshot is up to date.

// Require package.json like a regular module
var packageInfo = require('./package.json');

// Do something with the version
console.log('VERSION: ' + packageInfo.version);

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