diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index efcfa340a..650e493ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 - Proper default for `"uncurried"` in V11 projects. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-vscode/pull/867
 - Treat `result` type as a proper built in type. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-vscode/pull/860
+- Fix `rescript-language-server --version` command. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-vscode/pull/853
 
 #### :nail_care: Polish
 
diff --git a/server/src/cli.ts b/server/src/cli.ts
index 4e7b7d451..fae2d9042 100644
--- a/server/src/cli.ts
+++ b/server/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import fs from "fs";
-import server from "./server";
-
+const server = require("./server")
 const args = process.argv.slice(2)
 
 const help = `ReScript Language Server
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ Options:
       return server(false);
     case '--version':
     case '-v':
-      console.log(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./package.json', { encoding: 'utf8' })).version);
+      console.log(require('../package.json').version);
       process.exit(0);
     case '--help':
     case '-h':
diff --git a/tools/CHANGELOG.md b/tools/CHANGELOG.md
index 7674479dc..106ee5dec 100644
--- a/tools/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tools/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@
 #### :bug: Bug Fix
 
 - Fix tagged variant for `Module` and add attr to interface files. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-vscode/pull/866
+- Fix `rescript-tools --version` command. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-vscode/pull/853
 - Fix output truncate when run `rescript-tools doc path/to/file.res` in a separate process. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-vscode/pull/868
diff --git a/tools/src/Cli.res b/tools/src/Cli.res
index 0dfcc046d..d275fd1c9 100644
--- a/tools/src/Cli.res
+++ b/tools/src/Cli.res
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @@directive("#!/usr/bin/env node")
 
-@module("fs") external readFileSync: string => string = "readFileSync"
+@val external require: string => Js.Dict.t<string> = "require"
 @variadic @module("path") external join: array<string> => string = "join"
 @module("path") external dirname: string => string = "dirname"
 @val external __dirname: string = "__dirname"
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ switch args->Belt.List.fromArray {
   }
 | list{"-h" | "--help"} => logAndExit(~log=help, ~code=0)
 | list{"-v" | "--version"} =>
-  switch readFileSync("./package.json")->Js.Json.parseExn->Js.Json.decodeObject {
+  switch require("../package.json")->Js.Dict.get("version") {
   | None => logAndExit(~log="error: failed to find version in package.json", ~code=1)
-  | Some(dict) => logAndExit(~log=dict->Js.Dict.unsafeGet("version"), ~code=0)
+  | Some(version) => logAndExit(~log=version, ~code=0)
   }
 | _ => logAndExit(~log=help, ~code=1)
 }