diff --git a/src/__tests__/LDClient-test.js b/src/__tests__/LDClient-test.js
index aada71a3..224edbea 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/LDClient-test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/LDClient-test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import sinon from 'sinon';
 
 import * as common from 'launchdarkly-js-sdk-common';
 import * as LDClient from '../index';
+import * as pkg from '../../package.json';
 
 describe('LDClient', () => {
   const envName = 'UNKNOWN_ENVIRONMENT_ID';
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ describe('LDClient', () => {
     expect(LDClient).toBeDefined();
   });
 
+  it('should return current version', () => {
+    expect(LDClient.version).toEqual(pkg.version);
+  });
+
   describe('initialization', () => {
     it('should trigger the ready event', async () => {
       const client = LDClient.initialize(envName, user, { bootstrap: {}, sendEvents: false });
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 8c00ef3a..92995e20 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export function initialize(env, user, options = {}) {
 
 export const createConsoleLogger = common.createConsoleLogger;
 
-export const version = common.version;
+export const version = VERSION;
 
 function deprecatedInitialize(env, user, options = {}) {
   console && console.warn && console.warn(common.messages.deprecated('default export', 'named LDClient export'));