diff --git a/build_npm.ts b/build_npm.ts
index 05b48f2..25414c5 100644
--- a/build_npm.ts
+++ b/build_npm.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,17 @@
 // ex. scripts/build_npm.ts
 import { build, emptyDir } from "https://deno.land/x/dnt@0.33.1/mod.ts";
+import pkg from "./package.json" assert { type: "json" };
 
 await emptyDir("./npm");
 
-await build({
-	entryPoints: ["./index.ts"],
-	outDir: "./npm",
-	shims: { deno: { test: true } },
-	package: {
-		name: "promise.object",
-		version: Deno.args[0],
-		description: "Deep resolve promises in objects.",
-		keywords: ["Promise", "A+", "objects", "deep resolve"],
-		author: "Muthu Kumar <@MKRhere> (https://mkr.pw)",
-		contributors: ["Thomas Rory Gummerson <@TRGWII> (https://rory.no)"],
-		repository: { type: "git", url: "git+https://github.com/codefeathers/Promise.object.git" },
-		bugs: { url: "https://github.com/codefeathers/Promise.object/issues" },
-		homepage: "https://github.com/codefeathers/Promise.object#readme",
-		license: "MIT",
-	},
-});
+await build(
+	Object.assign({
+		entryPoints: ["./index.ts"],
+		outDir: "./npm",
+		shims: { deno: { test: true } },
+		package: Object.assign(pkg, { version: Deno.args[0] }),
+	}),
+);
 
 // post build steps
 Deno.copyFileSync("LICENSE", "npm/LICENSE");
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a00e73f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+	"name": "@codefeathers/promise.object",
+	"description": "Deep resolve promises in objects.",
+	"keywords": [
+		"Promise",
+		"A+",
+		"objects",
+		"deep resolve"
+	],
+	"author": "Muthu Kumar <@MKRhere> (https://mkr.pw)",
+	"contributors": [
+		"Thomas Rory Gummerson <@TRGWII> (https://rory.no)"
+	],
+	"repository": {
+		"type": "git",
+		"url": "git+https://github.com/codefeathers/Promise.object.git"
+	},
+	"bugs": {
+		"url": "https://github.com/codefeathers/Promise.object/issues"
+	},
+	"homepage": "https://github.com/codefeathers/Promise.object#readme",
+	"license": "MIT"
+}