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Expand Up @@ -12,19 +12,11 @@ See [the documentation regarding project types](project-types) for more details.

## How do I include details from package.json in my application?

You cannot directly require JSON files, since SvelteKit expects [`svelte.config.js`](./configuration) to be an ES module. If you'd like to include your application's version number or other information from `package.json` in your application, you can load JSON like so:
If you'd like to include your application's version number or other information from `package.json` in your application, you can load JSON like so:

```js
/// file: svelte.config.js
// @filename: index.js
/// <reference types="@types/node" />
import { URL } from 'node:url';
// ---cut---
import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';

const path = fileURLToPath(new URL('package.json', import.meta.url));
const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, 'utf8'));
import pkg from './package.json' with { type: 'json' };
```

## How do I fix the error I'm getting trying to include a package?
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