diff --git a/lib/version-checker.ts b/lib/version-checker.ts
index 9233929..642edef 100644
--- a/lib/version-checker.ts
+++ b/lib/version-checker.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,22 @@ const __dirname = dirname(__filename)
 
 export function getLocalVersion(): string {
     try {
-        const pkgPath = join(__dirname, '../../package.json')
-        const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, 'utf-8'))
-        return pkg.version
+        // Walk up from the current module to find the project's package.json
+        // This works whether running from dist/lib/, lib/, or installed in node_modules
+        let dir = __dirname
+        for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+            const pkgPath = join(dir, 'package.json')
+            try {
+                const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, 'utf-8'))
+                if (pkg.name === '@tarquinen/opencode-dcp') {
+                    return pkg.version
+                }
+            } catch {
+                // Not found at this level, go up
+            }
+            dir = join(dir, '..')
+        }
+        return '0.0.0'
     } catch {
         return '0.0.0'
     }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8965d17..2341bd4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@tarquinen/opencode-dcp",
-  "version": "0.4.7",
+  "version": "0.4.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@tarquinen/opencode-dcp",
-      "version": "0.4.7",
+      "version": "0.4.8",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ai-sdk/openai-compatible": "^1.0.28",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f6ae75..8cedf2f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/package.json",
   "name": "@tarquinen/opencode-dcp",
-  "version": "0.4.7",
+  "version": "0.4.8",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "OpenCode plugin that optimizes token usage by pruning obsolete tool outputs from conversation context",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",