diff --git a/get-version.sh b/get-version.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script is used to extract the version string from the package.json file
+echo "$(cat package.json | grep version | head -1 | awk -F: '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/[",]//g' | tr -d '[[:space:]]')" 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@herenotthere/dendrite-monolith",
+  "version": "1.0.34"
+}