diff --git a/extensions/acpx/src/config.ts b/extensions/acpx/src/config.ts
index d6bfb3a44db..db2d77a11fa 100644
--- a/extensions/acpx/src/config.ts
+++ b/extensions/acpx/src/config.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export type AcpxPermissionMode = (typeof ACPX_PERMISSION_MODES)[number];
 export const ACPX_NON_INTERACTIVE_POLICIES = ["deny", "fail"] as const;
 export type AcpxNonInteractivePermissionPolicy = (typeof ACPX_NON_INTERACTIVE_POLICIES)[number];
 
-export const ACPX_PINNED_VERSION = "0.1.16";
 export const ACPX_VERSION_ANY = "any";
 const ACPX_BIN_NAME = process.platform === "win32" ? "acpx.cmd" : "acpx";
 
@@ -33,6 +32,8 @@ export function resolveAcpxPluginRoot(moduleUrl: string = import.meta.url): stri
 }
 
 export const ACPX_PLUGIN_ROOT = resolveAcpxPluginRoot();
+const pluginPkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(ACPX_PLUGIN_ROOT, "package.json"), "utf8"));
+export const ACPX_PINNED_VERSION: string = pluginPkg.dependencies.acpx;
 export const ACPX_BUNDLED_BIN = path.join(ACPX_PLUGIN_ROOT, "node_modules", ".bin", ACPX_BIN_NAME);
 export function buildAcpxLocalInstallCommand(version: string = ACPX_PINNED_VERSION): string {
   return `npm install --omit=dev --no-save acpx@${version}`;