diff --git a/pkg/platform/package.json b/pkg/platform/package.json
index 2accf2e65..3a3610641 100644
--- a/pkg/platform/package.json
+++ b/pkg/platform/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     "archiver": "6.0.1",
     "astro-sst": "^2.40.1",
     "esbuild": "0.19.10",
-    "glob": "10.3.10"
+    "glob": "10.3.10",
+    "typescript": "5.3.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/client-iot": "^3.501.0",
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@
     "aws-iot-device-sdk": "^2.2.13",
     "openai": "4.24.7",
     "prettier": "3.1.1",
-    "typescript": "5.3.3",
     "vitest": "^1.2.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pkg/project/deps.go b/pkg/project/deps.go
index 051be9fd5..b4bf8ef10 100644
--- a/pkg/project/deps.go
+++ b/pkg/project/deps.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func CheckDeps(version, cfgPath string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	slog.Info("checking dependencies")
-	contents, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(ResolveWorkingDir(cfgPath), "version"))
+	contents, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(ResolvePlatformDir(cfgPath), "version"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}