diff --git a/bin/now-deploy.js b/bin/now-deploy.js
index c789330..732481e 100755
--- a/bin/now-deploy.js
+++ b/bin/now-deploy.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const dotenv = require('dotenv')
 const copy = require('../lib/copy')
 const login = require('../lib/login')
 const cfg = require('../lib/cfg')
-const {version} = require('../package')
+const {version} = require('../lib/pkg')
 const Logger = require('../lib/build-logger')
 const Now = require('../lib')
 const toHumanPath = require('../lib/utils/to-human-path')
diff --git a/bin/now.js b/bin/now.js
index 1b9777d..0350a56 100755
--- a/bin/now.js
+++ b/bin/now.js
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ const {resolve} = require('path')
 const nodeVersion = require('node-version')
 const updateNotifier = require('update-notifier')
 const chalk = require('chalk')
-const pkgUp = require('pkg-up')
 
 // Ours
 const {error} = require('../lib/error')
+const pkg = require('../lib/pkg')
 
 // Throw an error if node version is too low
 if (nodeVersion.major < 6) {
@@ -18,23 +18,18 @@ if (nodeVersion.major < 6) {
   process.exit(1)
 }
 
-pkgUp().then(packagePath => {
-  const pkg = require(packagePath)
+if (!process.pkg) {
+  const notifier = updateNotifier({pkg})
+  const update = notifier.update
 
-  // Only check for updates in the npm version
-  if (!process.pkg && pkg.dist) {
-    const notifier = updateNotifier({pkg})
-    const update = notifier.update
+  if (update) {
+    let message = `Update available! ${chalk.red(update.current)} → ${chalk.green(update.latest)} \n`
+    message += `Run ${chalk.magenta('npm i -g now')} to update!\n`
+    message += `${chalk.magenta('Changelog:')} https://github.com/zeit/now-cli/releases/tag/${update.latest}`
 
-    if (update) {
-      let message = `Update available! ${chalk.red(update.current)} → ${chalk.green(update.latest)} \n`
-      message += `Run ${chalk.magenta('npm i -g now')} to update!\n`
-      message += `${chalk.magenta('Changelog:')} https://github.com/zeit/now-cli/releases/tag/${update.latest}`
-
-      notifier.notify({message})
-    }
+    notifier.notify({message})
   }
-})
+}
 
 // This command will be run if no other sub command is specified
 const defaultCommand = 'deploy'
diff --git a/lib/login.js b/lib/login.js
index c97ed03..a6cc06d 100644
--- a/lib/login.js
+++ b/lib/login.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const readEmail = require('email-prompt')
 const ora = require('ora')
 
 // Ours
-const pkg = require('../package')
+const pkg = require('../lib/pkg')
 const ua = require('./ua')
 const cfg = require('./cfg')
 
diff --git a/lib/pkg.js b/lib/pkg.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11234dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pkg.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module.exports = {
+  version: '4.5.3',
+  name: 'now'
+}
diff --git a/lib/ua.js b/lib/ua.js
index 28712e9..fc4b75b 100644
--- a/lib/ua.js
+++ b/lib/ua.js
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 const os = require('os')
 
 // Ours
-const {version} = require('../package')
+const {version} = require('../lib/pkg')
 
 module.exports = `now ${version} node-${process.version} ${os.platform()} (${os.arch()})`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 871b836..e32255b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
     "node-fetch": "1.6.3",
     "node-version": "1.0.0",
     "ora": "1.1.0",
-    "pkg-up": "1.0.0",
     "progress": "1.1.8",
     "psl": "1.1.16",
     "resumer": "0.0.0",