diff --git a/scripts/env.sh b/scripts/env.sh
index 66860f099fe..35d09f66bb2 100755
--- a/scripts/env.sh
+++ b/scripts/env.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 export npm_config_disturl=https://atom.io/download/electron
-export npm_config_target=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+export npm_config_target=$(node -p "require('./package.json').electronVersion")
 export npm_config_runtime=electron
 export npm_config_cache="$HOME/.npm-electron"
 mkdir -p "$npm_config_cache"
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