diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3ceb3df..b5183fe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "smodg",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "smodg",
-      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "version": "1.2.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "minimist": "^1.2.8",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 02f2111..a46c928 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 {
   "name": "smodg",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "Generate basic Sequelize models from TypeScript declaration files",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {
     "smodg": "./index.js"
   },
+  "exports": {
+    "./package.json": "./package.json" 
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "jest",
+    "test:watch": "jest --watch",
     "dev": "node ./dist/index.js",
     "build": "rimraf ./dist && npx tsc && copyfiles package.json README.md LICENSE dist/"
   },
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 35a3381..00c30cb 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,20 @@
 
 import fs from 'node:fs'
 import minimist from 'minimist';
+import path from 'path';
 import { generateModelInputs } from './parser';
 import { modelTemplate, migrationTemplate } from './templates';
 import { kebabCase } from './formatters';
 
-const version = "1.1.2"
+let packageJsonPath: string;
+
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' || process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
+    packageJsonPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'package.json');
+} else {
+    packageJsonPath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'package.json');
+}
+
+const version = require(packageJsonPath).version
 
 export const main = (args: minimist.ParsedArgs) => {
     
diff --git a/tests/index.spec.ts b/tests/index.spec.ts
index 7333e3c..9a75a69 100644
--- a/tests/index.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/index.spec.ts
@@ -3,24 +3,16 @@ const fs = require('node:fs')
 jest.mock('node:fs')
 
 jest.mock('../package.json', () => ({
-    version: '1.2.3'
+    version: '99.99.99'
 }), {virtual: true})
 
 import {
-    printVersion,
     printHelp,
     writeModelToFile,
     main
 } from '../src/index'
 
 describe('cli', () => {
-    describe('printVersion', () => {
-        test('should print the current app version', () => {
-            console.log = jest.fn()
-            printVersion()
-            expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('smodg v1.1.2')
-        })
-    })
     describe('printHelp', () => {
         test('should print help text', () => {
             console.log = jest.fn()
@@ -109,14 +101,14 @@ describe('cli', () => {
             // smodg -v
             args = {_: [], v: true}
             main(args)
-            expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('smodg v1.1.2')
+            expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('smodg v99.99.99')
 
             jest.resetAllMocks()
 
             // smodg --version
             args = {_: [], version: true}
             main(args)
-            expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('smodg v1.1.2')
+            expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('smodg v99.99.99')
 
         })