diff --git a/packages/cli/src/version.ts b/packages/cli/src/version.ts
index 5b31122f4e..3cf22a4b76 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/version.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs';
-import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
 import { vitePlusHeader } from '../binding/index.js';
+import cliPkg from '../package.json' with { type: 'json' };
 import { VITE_PLUS_NAME } from './utils/constants.js';
 import { renderCliDoc } from './utils/help.js';
 import { detectPackageMetadata, hasVitePlusDependency } from './utils/package.js';
 import { accent, log } from './utils/terminal.js';
 
-const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-
-interface PackageJson {
-  version?: string;
-  bundledVersions?: Record<string, string>;
-  dependencies?: Record<string, string>;
-  devDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
-}
+/** Tool display names in the order shown by `vp --version`. */
+const TOOL_DISPLAY_ORDER = [
+  'vite',
+  'rolldown',
+  'vitest',
+  'oxfmt',
+  'oxlint',
+  'oxlint-tsgolint',
+  'tsdown',
+] as const;
 
 interface LocalPackageMetadata {
   name: string;
@@ -23,20 +25,12 @@ interface LocalPackageMetadata {
   path: string;
 }
 
-interface ToolVersionSpec {
-  displayName: string;
-  packageName: string;
-  bundledVersionKey?: string;
-  fallbackPackageJson?: string;
-}
-
 function getGlobalVersion(): string | null {
   return process.env.VP_GLOBAL_VERSION ?? null;
 }
 
 function getCliVersion(): string | null {
-  const pkg = resolvePackageJson(VITE_PLUS_NAME, process.cwd());
-  return pkg?.version ?? null;
+  return cliPkg.version ?? null;
 }
 
 function getLocalMetadata(cwd: string): LocalPackageMetadata | null {
@@ -50,9 +44,13 @@ function isVitePlusDeclaredInAncestors(cwd: string): boolean {
   let currentDir = path.resolve(cwd);
   while (true) {
     const packageJsonPath = path.join(currentDir, 'package.json');
-    const pkg = readPackageJsonFromPath(packageJsonPath);
-    if (pkg && hasVitePlusDependency(pkg)) {
-      return true;
+    try {
+      const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8'));
+      if (hasVitePlusDependency(pkg)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // no package.json at this level
     }
     const parentDir = path.dirname(currentDir);
     if (parentDir === currentDir) {
@@ -63,60 +61,20 @@ function isVitePlusDeclaredInAncestors(cwd: string): boolean {
   return false;
 }
 
-function readPackageJsonFromPath(packageJsonPath: string): PackageJson | null {
-  try {
-    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8')) as PackageJson;
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
-function resolvePackageJson(packageName: string, baseDir: string): PackageJson | null {
+/**
+ * Resolve all tool versions from the locally installed vite-plus package.
+ * Uses the `vite-plus/versions` export generated by `syncVersionsExport()`.
+ */
+async function resolveToolVersions(localPackagePath: string): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
   try {
-    // Try resolving package.json subpath directly
-    const packageJsonPath = require.resolve(`${packageName}/package.json`, {
-      paths: [baseDir],
-    });
-    return readPackageJsonFromPath(packageJsonPath);
-  } catch {
-    // Fallback for packages with restricted exports that don't expose ./package.json:
-    // resolve the main entry and find package.json relative to it
-    try {
-      const mainPath = require.resolve(packageName, { paths: [baseDir] });
-      // Walk up from the resolved entry to find the package.json
-      let dir = path.dirname(mainPath);
-      while (dir !== path.dirname(dir)) {
-        const pkgPath = path.join(dir, 'package.json');
-        const pkg = readPackageJsonFromPath(pkgPath);
-        if (pkg) {
-          return pkg;
-        }
-        dir = path.dirname(dir);
-      }
-    } catch {
-      // package not found at all
+    const mod = await import(`${localPackagePath}/dist/versions.js`);
+    if (mod.versions && typeof mod.versions === 'object') {
+      return mod.versions as Record<string, string>;
     }
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
-function resolveToolVersion(tool: ToolVersionSpec, localPackagePath: string): string | null {
-  const pkg = resolvePackageJson(tool.packageName, localPackagePath);
-  const bundledVersion = tool.bundledVersionKey
-    ? (pkg?.bundledVersions?.[tool.bundledVersionKey] ?? null)
-    : null;
-  if (bundledVersion) {
-    return bundledVersion;
-  }
-  const version = pkg?.version ?? null;
-  if (version) {
-    return version;
-  }
-  if (tool.fallbackPackageJson) {
-    const fallbackPath = path.join(localPackagePath, tool.fallbackPackageJson);
-    return readPackageJsonFromPath(fallbackPath)?.version ?? null;
+  } catch {
+    // versions module not available
   }
-  return null;
+  return {};
 }
 
 /**
@@ -145,52 +103,14 @@ export async function printVersion(cwd: string) {
     },
   ];
 
-  const tools: ToolVersionSpec[] = [
-    {
-      displayName: 'vite',
-      packageName: '@voidzero-dev/vite-plus-core',
-      bundledVersionKey: 'vite',
-    },
-    {
-      displayName: 'rolldown',
-      packageName: '@voidzero-dev/vite-plus-core',
-      bundledVersionKey: 'rolldown',
-    },
-    {
-      displayName: 'vitest',
-      packageName: '@voidzero-dev/vite-plus-test',
-      bundledVersionKey: 'vitest',
-    },
-    {
-      displayName: 'oxfmt',
-      packageName: 'oxfmt',
-    },
-    {
-      displayName: 'oxlint',
-      packageName: 'oxlint',
-    },
-    {
-      displayName: 'oxlint-tsgolint',
-      packageName: 'oxlint-tsgolint',
-    },
-    {
-      displayName: 'tsdown',
-      packageName: '@voidzero-dev/vite-plus-core',
-      bundledVersionKey: 'tsdown',
-    },
-  ];
-
   if (localMetadata) {
-    const resolvedTools = tools.map((tool) => ({
-      tool,
-      version: resolveToolVersion(tool, localMetadata.path),
-    }));
+    const versions = await resolveToolVersions(localMetadata.path);
 
     sections.push({
       title: 'Tools',
-      rows: resolvedTools.map(({ tool, version }) => ({
-        label: accent(tool.displayName),
-        description: version ? `v${version}` : 'Not found',
+      rows: TOOL_DISPLAY_ORDER.map((name) => ({
+        label: accent(name),
+        description: versions[name] ? `v${versions[name]}` : 'Not found',
       })),
     });
   }