diff --git a/sharktank/setup.py b/sharktank/setup.py
index 8ffcf3984..f0b19f7ba 100644
--- a/sharktank/setup.py
+++ b/sharktank/setup.py
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@
 
 from setuptools import find_namespace_packages, setup  # type: ignore
 
-THIS_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
-REPO_DIR = THIS_DIR.parent
-VERSION_INFO_FILE = REPO_DIR / "version_info.json"
+SETUPPY_DIR = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 
 with open(
     os.path.join(
-        THIS_DIR,
+        SETUPPY_DIR,
         "README.md",
     ),
     "rt",
@@ -26,6 +24,10 @@
     README = f.read()
 
 
+# Setup and get version information.
+VERSION_INFO_FILE = os.path.join(SETUPPY_DIR, "version_info.json")
+
+
 def load_version_info():
     with open(VERSION_INFO_FILE, "rt") as f:
         return json.load(f)
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ def load_requirement_pins(requirements_file: Path):
     requirement_pins.update(dict(pin_pairs))
 
 
-load_requirement_pins(REPO_DIR / "requirements.txt")
+load_requirement_pins("requirements.txt")
 
 
 def get_version_spec(dep: str):
diff --git a/version_info.json b/sharktank/version_info.json
similarity index 100%
rename from version_info.json
rename to sharktank/version_info.json