diff --git a/scripts/get-version-from-git.sh b/scripts/get-version-from-git.sh
index 90de770478..a6922d2cc7 100755
--- a/scripts/get-version-from-git.sh
+++ b/scripts/get-version-from-git.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 set -e
 
 # Since the deps are fetched from git & linked, we can rev-parse
-JSSDK_SHA=$(git -C node_modules/matrix-js-sdk rev-parse --short=12 HEAD)
+JSSDK_SHA=$(git -C $(pnpm -w root)/../matrix-js-sdk rev-parse --short=12 HEAD)
 VECTOR_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short=12 HEAD) # use the ACTUAL SHA rather than assume develop
 echo "$VECTOR_SHA-js-$JSSDK_SHA"