diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-only.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-only.yml
index 0dfcba9..8fe1b84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-only.yml
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ jobs:
           publish_dir: docs
           publish_branch: gh-pages
           destination_dir: docs
+          force_orphan: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f98af18..97bb23f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ jobs:
     with:
       docs: true
       script: ci
+      force_orphan: true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1b65e3..69c71ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/hildjj/cbor2",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rimraf lib coverage docs src/version.ts",
+    "clean": "rimraf lib coverage docs",
     "docs": "typedoc && cd web && npm run build",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "start": "cd web && npm start",
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@
     "posttest": "npm run build",
     "test:noBuild": "c8 node --enable-source-maps --test test/*.test.js",
     "test:web": "cd web && npm test",
-    "build": "npm run ver && tsc",
+    "build": "tsc",
     "build:sourcemap": "npm run build -- --inlineSourceMap",
-    "ci": "npm run clean && npm run build:sourcemap && npm run lint && npm run test:noBuild",
-    "ver": "package-extract -st -o src/version.ts"
+    "ci": "npm run clean && npm run test && npm run lint && npm run docs"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "coap",
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@
     "cbor-edn": "^0.2.2",
     "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^64.5.4",
     "eslint": "^10.11.0",
-    "package-extract": "^4.0.1",
     "rimraf": "^6.1.3",
     "superc8": "^12.7.0",
     "typedoc": "^0.28.20",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 53de998..b8b463b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -194,9 +194,6 @@ importers:
       eslint-plugin-jsdoc:
         specifier: ^64.5.4
         version: 64.5.4(@typescript/typescript6@6.0.2)(eslint@10.11.0(supports-color@10.2.2))(supports-color@10.2.2)
-      package-extract:
-        specifier: ^4.0.1
-        version: 4.0.1
       rimraf:
         specifier: ^6.1.3
         version: 6.1.3
@@ -3388,11 +3385,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-R4nPAVTAU0B9D35/Gk3uJf/7XYbQcyohSKdvAxIRSNghFl4e71hVoGnBNQz9cWaXxO2I10KTC+3jMdvvoKw6dQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
 
-  package-extract@4.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-g8XyGplFEv0eWR4sFC01P5kBE4V2UAnoSqByLzuDHQNmHX1HvW2IhYQ+PTUVsSuuJ5XZlJaLKSXMzz4UKz7ZZQ==}
-    engines: {node: '>=22'}
-    hasBin: true
-
   package-json-from-dist@1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-UEZIS3/by4OC8vL3P2dTXRETpebLI2NiI5vIrjaD/5UtrkFX/tNbwjTSRAGC/+7CAo2pIcBaRgWmcBBHcsaCIw==}
 
@@ -7660,11 +7652,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   p-try@2.2.0: {}
 
-  package-extract@4.0.1:
-    dependencies:
-      commander: 15.0.0
-      semver: 7.8.5
-
   package-json-from-dist@1.0.1: {}
 
   param-case@3.0.4:
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5d8d074..2ac8f0c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
  */
 
 import './types.js';
-export {version} from './version.js';
 import {CBORcontainer} from './container.js';
+import pkg from '../package.json' with {type: 'json'};
+export const {version} = pkg;
 export type {DecodeStream, ValueGenerator} from './decodeStream.js';
 export type {
   BaseDecoder,