diff --git a/lib/topologies/shared.js b/lib/topologies/shared.js
index 8cc019c11..37214e030 100644
--- a/lib/topologies/shared.js
+++ b/lib/topologies/shared.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function emitSDAMEvent(self, event, description) {
 }
 
 // Get package.json variable
-var driverVersion = require(__dirname + '/../../package.json').version;
+var driverVersion = require('../../package.json').version;
 var nodejsversion = f('Node.js %s, %s', process.version, os.endianness());
 var type = os.type();
 var name = process.platform;