diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7b96d293..756d9727 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
 import { baseConfigs } from './configs';
 import { rules } from './rules';
-import {
-	name as packageName,
-	version as packageVersion,
-} from '../package.json';
 
 import type { SupportedTestingFramework } from './utils';
 import type { ESLint, Rule, Linter } from 'eslint';
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ type ClassicConfigs = Record<SupportedTestingFramework, Linter.LegacyConfig>;
 type FlatConfigs = Record<`flat/${SupportedTestingFramework}`, Linter.Config>;
 type PluginConfigs = ClassicConfigs & FlatConfigs;
 
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+
+// Reference package.json with `require` so it takes the right "version"
+// with semantic release after bundle is generated.
+const { name: packageName, version: packageVersion } = require(
+	resolve(__dirname, '../package.json')
+) as {
+	name: string;
+	version: string;
+};
+
 const PLUGIN_NAME = 'testing-library' as const;
 
 function createPluginFlatConfigs() {