diff --git a/plugins/gcp-projects/src/api/GcpClient.ts b/plugins/gcp-projects/src/api/GcpClient.ts
index e9375bcfa6..2b102dbd93 100644
--- a/plugins/gcp-projects/src/api/GcpClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/gcp-projects/src/api/GcpClient.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { GcpApi } from './GcpApi';
 import { Operation, Project } from './types';
 import { OAuthApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import packageinfo from '../../package.json';
+import packageinfo from '../../version.json';
 
 const BASE_URL =
   'https://content-cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/v1/projects';
diff --git a/plugins/gcp-projects/version.json b/plugins/gcp-projects/version.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11e109a959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/gcp-projects/version.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.3.46-next.1"
+}