diff --git a/lib/version.js b/lib/version.js
index c3863377..c1047fbb 100644
--- a/lib/version.js
+++ b/lib/version.js
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 'use strict'
 
 var exec = require('child_process').exec
-var unlink = require('fs').unlinkSync
+
+var efh = require('./error').efh
 
 module.exports = function (pkg, cb) {
   if (!pkg.name) return cb(new Error('Package must have a name'))
 
-  exec('npm show ' + pkg.name + ' version', function(err, stdout, stderr) {
-    if (err) unlink('./npm-debug.log')
+  exec('curl -s "' + process.env.npm_config_registry + pkg.name + '"', efh(cb)(function(stdout) {
+    var pkg = JSON.parse(stdout)
 
-    if (err && /is not in the npm registry/m.test(stderr)) return cb(null, null, true)
+    if (pkg.error) return cb(null, null, true)
 
-    if (err) return cb(err)
-
-    cb(null, stdout.trim())
-  })
+    cb(null, pkg['dist-tags'].latest)
+  }))
 }