diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/env.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/env.ts
index 94e7da8666d..687629a1181 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/env.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/env.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export interface IEnvironmentService {
 	userHome: string;
 	appRoot: string;
 	currentWorkingDirectory: string;
-	version: string;
 	appHome: string;
 	appSettingsHome: string;
 	appSettingsPath: string;
@@ -110,9 +109,6 @@ export class EnvService implements IEnvironmentService {
 	private _currentWorkingDirectory: string;
 	get currentWorkingDirectory(): string { return this._currentWorkingDirectory; }
 
-	private _version: string;
-	get version(): string { return this._version; }
-
 	private _appHome: string;
 	get appHome(): string { return this._appHome; }
 
@@ -134,7 +130,6 @@ export class EnvService implements IEnvironmentService {
 	constructor() {
 		this._appRoot = path.dirname(URI.parse(require.toUrl('')).fsPath);
 		this._currentWorkingDirectory = process.env['VSCODE_CWD'] || process.cwd();
-		this._version = app.getVersion();
 		this._appHome = app.getPath('userData');
 		this._appSettingsHome = path.join(this._appHome, 'User');
 
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts
index 1b751863c7a..399fd414b63 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/sharedProcess.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import * as cp from 'child_process';
 import URI from 'vs/base/common/uri';
+import pkg from 'vs/code/node/package';
 import { IDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { assign } from 'vs/base/common/objects';
 import { IEnvironment } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ function getEnvironment(envService: IEnvironmentService, updateManager: IUpdateS
 	configuration.execPath = process.execPath;
 	configuration.appName = envService.product.nameLong;
 	configuration.appRoot = envService.appRoot;
-	configuration.version = envService.version;
+	configuration.version = pkg.version;
 	configuration.commitHash = envService.product.commit;
 	configuration.appSettingsHome = envService.appSettingsHome;
 	configuration.appSettingsPath = envService.appSettingsPath;
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/windows.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/windows.ts
index a8a8fdbe99a..dea62c92247 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/windows.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/windows.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import * as nls from 'vs/nls';
 import * as paths from 'vs/base/common/paths';
 import * as arrays from 'vs/base/common/arrays';
 import * as objects from 'vs/base/common/objects';
+import pkg from 'vs/code/node/package';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 import { IStorageService } from 'vs/code/electron-main/storage';
 import { IPath, VSCodeWindow, ReadyState, IWindowConfiguration, IWindowState as ISingleWindowState, defaultWindowState } from 'vs/code/electron-main/window';
@@ -730,7 +731,7 @@ export class WindowsManager implements IWindowsService {
 		configuration.applicationName = this.envService.product.applicationName;
 		configuration.darwinBundleIdentifier = this.envService.product.darwinBundleIdentifier;
 		configuration.appRoot = this.envService.appRoot;
-		configuration.version = this.envService.version;
+		configuration.version = pkg.version;
 		configuration.commitHash = this.envService.product.commit;
 		configuration.appSettingsHome = this.envService.appSettingsHome;
 		configuration.appSettingsPath = this.envService.appSettingsPath;