diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 16ca1024..7a37cdba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "@oclif/parser": "^3.8.3",
     "@oclif/plugin-help": "^3",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
+    "pkg-dir": "^5.0.0",
     "semver": "^7.3.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5bce2377..d707cde0 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as semver from 'semver'
-
+import * as pkgDir from 'pkg-dir'
 function checkCWD() {
   try {
     process.cwd()
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function checkCWD() {
   }
 }
 function checkNodeVersion() {
-  const root = path.join(__dirname, '..')
+  const root = pkgDir.sync(__dirname) || path.join(__dirname, '..')
   const pjson = require(path.join(root, 'package.json'))
   if (!semver.satisfies(process.versions.node, pjson.engines.node)) {
     process.stderr.write(`WARNING\nWARNING Node version must be ${pjson.engines.node} to use this CLI\nWARNING Current node version: ${process.versions.node}\nWARNING\n`)
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b963f23d..a50367a0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1528,6 +1528,14 @@ find-up@^4.1.0:
     locate-path "^5.0.0"
     path-exists "^4.0.0"
 
+find-up@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/find-up/-/find-up-5.0.0.tgz#4c92819ecb7083561e4f4a240a86be5198f536fc"
+  integrity sha512-78/PXT1wlLLDgTzDs7sjq9hzz0vXD+zn+7wypEe4fXQxCmdmqfGsEPQxmiCSQI3ajFV91bVSsvNtrJRiW6nGng==
+  dependencies:
+    locate-path "^6.0.0"
+    path-exists "^4.0.0"
+
 findup-sync@2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/findup-sync/-/findup-sync-2.0.0.tgz#9326b1488c22d1a6088650a86901b2d9a90a2cbc"
@@ -2349,6 +2357,13 @@ locate-path@^5.0.0:
   dependencies:
     p-locate "^4.1.0"
 
+locate-path@^6.0.0:
+  version "6.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/locate-path/-/locate-path-6.0.0.tgz#55321eb309febbc59c4801d931a72452a681d286"
+  integrity sha512-iPZK6eYjbxRu3uB4/WZ3EsEIMJFMqAoopl3R+zuq0UjcAm/MO6KCweDgPfP3elTztoKP3KtnVHxTn2NHBSDVUw==
+  dependencies:
+    p-locate "^5.0.0"
+
 lodash._reinterpolate@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash._reinterpolate/-/lodash._reinterpolate-3.0.0.tgz#0ccf2d89166af03b3663c796538b75ac6e114d9d"
@@ -2876,6 +2891,13 @@ p-limit@^2.2.0:
   dependencies:
     p-try "^2.0.0"
 
+p-limit@^3.0.2:
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-limit/-/p-limit-3.0.2.tgz#1664e010af3cadc681baafd3e2a437be7b0fb5fe"
+  integrity sha512-iwqZSOoWIW+Ew4kAGUlN16J4M7OB3ysMLSZtnhmqx7njIHFPlxWBX8xo3lVTyFVq6mI/lL9qt2IsN1sHwaxJkg==
+  dependencies:
+    p-try "^2.0.0"
+
 p-locate@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-locate/-/p-locate-2.0.0.tgz#20a0103b222a70c8fd39cc2e580680f3dde5ec43"
@@ -2897,6 +2919,13 @@ p-locate@^4.1.0:
   dependencies:
     p-limit "^2.2.0"
 
+p-locate@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-locate/-/p-locate-5.0.0.tgz#83c8315c6785005e3bd021839411c9e110e6d834"
+  integrity sha512-LaNjtRWUBY++zB5nE/NwcaoMylSPk+S+ZHNB1TzdbMJMny6dynpAGt7X/tl/QYq3TIeE6nxHppbo2LGymrG5Pw==
+  dependencies:
+    p-limit "^3.0.2"
+
 p-try@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-try/-/p-try-1.0.0.tgz#cbc79cdbaf8fd4228e13f621f2b1a237c1b207b3"
@@ -3064,6 +3093,13 @@ pinkie@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pinkie/-/pinkie-2.0.4.tgz#72556b80cfa0d48a974e80e77248e80ed4f7f870"
   integrity sha1-clVrgM+g1IqXToDnckjoDtT3+HA=
 
+pkg-dir@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pkg-dir/-/pkg-dir-5.0.0.tgz#a02d6aebe6ba133a928f74aec20bafdfe6b8e760"
+  integrity sha512-NPE8TDbzl/3YQYY7CSS228s3g2ollTFnc+Qi3tqmqJp9Vg2ovUpixcJEo2HJScN2Ez+kEaal6y70c0ehqJBJeA==
+  dependencies:
+    find-up "^5.0.0"
+
 posix-character-classes@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/posix-character-classes/-/posix-character-classes-0.1.1.tgz#01eac0fe3b5af71a2a6c02feabb8c1fef7e00eab"