diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/version.py b/stack_orchestrator/version.py
index a37cc0b6..c1e72bb3 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/version.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/version.py
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ def command(ctx):
 
     # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
     from stack_orchestrator import data
-    tag_file_path = resources.files(data) / "build_tag.txt"
-    if tag_file_path.exists():
-        with open(tag_file_path, "r") as version_file:
+    # tag_file_path = resources.files(data) /
+    if resources.is_resource(data, "build_tag.txt"):
+        with resources.open_text(data, "build_tag.txt") as version_file:
             # TODO: code better version that skips comment lines
             version_string = version_file.read().splitlines()[1]
     else: