diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a90981d..00d5b46 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ if (process.env.PACKAGEJSON_DIR) {
 }
 
 const workspace = process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE;
+const pkg = getPackageJson();
 
 (async () => {
-  const pkg = getPackageJson();
   const event = process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH ? require(process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH) : {};
 
   if (!event.commits && !process.env['INPUT_VERSION-TYPE']) {