diff --git a/scripts/gen-changelog.ts b/scripts/gen-changelog.ts
index 0d01ff8f..4a4774be 100644
--- a/scripts/gen-changelog.ts
+++ b/scripts/gen-changelog.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { git, readPackageJSON } from './utils.ts';
+import packageJSON from '../package.json' with { type: 'json' };
+import { git } from './utils.ts';
 
-const packageJSON = readPackageJSON();
 const labelsConfig: { [label: string]: { section: string; fold?: boolean } } = {
   'PR: breaking change 💥': {
     section: 'Breaking Change 💥',
diff --git a/scripts/utils.ts b/scripts/utils.ts
index b45ec3e9..857b31d7 100644
--- a/scripts/utils.ts
+++ b/scripts/utils.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-import * as childProcess from 'node:child_process';
-import * as fs from 'node:fs';
-import * as path from 'node:path';
-
-export function localRepoPath(...paths: ReadonlyArray<string>): string {
-  const repoDir = path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, '..');
-  return path.join(repoDir, ...paths);
-}
+import childProcess from 'node:child_process';
 
 interface GITOptions extends SpawnOptions {
   quiet?: boolean;
@@ -74,24 +67,3 @@ function spawn(
     throw new Error(`Command failed: ${command} ${args.join(' ')}`);
   }
 }
-
-interface PackageJSON {
-  description: string;
-  version: string;
-  private?: boolean;
-  repository?: { url?: string };
-  scripts?: { [name: string]: string };
-  type?: string;
-  exports: { [path: string]: string };
-  types?: string;
-  typesVersions: { [ranges: string]: { [path: string]: Array<string> } };
-  devDependencies?: { [name: string]: string };
-  publishConfig: { tag: string };
-}
-
-export function readPackageJSON(
-  dirPath: string = localRepoPath(),
-): PackageJSON {
-  const filepath = path.join(dirPath, 'package.json');
-  return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filepath, 'utf-8'));
-}