diff --git a/tools/pack.cmd b/tools/pack.cmd
index 53c226c..ce36c85 100644
--- a/tools/pack.cmd
+++ b/tools/pack.cmd
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @echo off
 
-for /f "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%f in (`type version`) do set version=%%f
+for /f "tokens=*" %%g in ('findstr "<Version>" ..\Directory.Build.props') do (set MIDVER=%%g)
+for /f "tokens=1 delims=<" %%a in ("%MIDVER:~9%") do (set version=%%a)
 set releaseconfig=%1
 if "%releaseconfig%" == "" set releaseconfig=Release
 
diff --git a/tools/pack.sh b/tools/pack.sh
index d675be8..49efef3 100644
--- a/tools/pack.sh
+++ b/tools/pack.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # This script builds and packs the artifacts. Use when you have MSBuild installed.
-version=$(cat version)
+version=$(grep "<Version>" ../Directory.Build.props | cut -d "<" -f 2 | cut -d ">" -f 2)
 releaseconf=$1
 if [ -z $releaseconf ]; then
 	releaseconf=Release