diff --git a/dist/definitions/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.d.ts b/dist/definitions/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.d.ts
index d64c31c01..b5a346cfe 100644
--- a/dist/definitions/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.d.ts
+++ b/dist/definitions/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { PackageJson } from './packageTypes';
 import { internalLoadPackageJsonFromNodeModules, readPkgJson } from './pkgJsonUtils';
-export type GetDependencyPackageJson = (pkgDepName: string) => Promise<PackageJson>;
+export type GetDependencyPackageJson = (pkgDepName: string) => PackageJson;
 type NodeModulesPackagePathCache = Map<string, PackageJson>;
 interface CreateGetDependencyPackageJsonOptions {
     pkgDirname: string;
diff --git a/dist/definitions/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.d.ts.map b/dist/definitions/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.d.ts.map
index 68dae2e6a..7a1c194d6 100644
--- a/dist/definitions/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.d.ts.map
+++ b/dist/definitions/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.d.ts.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":3,"file":"createGetDependencyPackageJson.d.ts","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../../../src/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAA,OAAO,KAAK,EAAE,WAAW,EAAE,MAAM,gBAAgB,CAAC;AAClD,OAAO,EACL,sCAAsC,EACtC,WAAW,EACZ,MAAM,gBAAgB,CAAC;AAExB,MAAM,MAAM,wBAAwB,GAAG,CACrC,UAAU,EAAE,MAAM,KACf,OAAO,CAAC,WAAW,CAAC,CAAC;AAE1B,KAAK,2BAA2B,GAAG,GAAG,CAAC,MAAM,EAAE,WAAW,CAAC,CAAC;AAE5D,UAAU,qCAAqC;IAC7C,UAAU,EAAE,MAAM,CAAC;IACnB,2BAA2B,CAAC,EAAE,2BAA2B,CAAC;IAC1D,gBAAgB;IAChB,4CAA4C,CAAC,EAAE,OAAO,sCAAsC,CAAC;IAC7F,gBAAgB;IAChB,mBAAmB,CAAC,EAAE,OAAO,WAAW,CAAC;CAC1C;AAED,wBAAgB,8BAA8B,CAAC,EAC7C,UAAU,EACV,2BAA4D,EAC5D,4CAAqF,EACrF,mBAAiC,GAClC,EAAE,qCAAqC,GAAG,wBAAwB,CAuClE"}
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+{"version":3,"file":"createGetDependencyPackageJson.d.ts","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../../../src/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAA,OAAO,KAAK,EAAE,WAAW,EAAE,MAAM,gBAAgB,CAAC;AAClD,OAAO,EACL,sCAAsC,EACtC,WAAW,EACZ,MAAM,gBAAgB,CAAC;AAExB,MAAM,MAAM,wBAAwB,GAAG,CAAC,UAAU,EAAE,MAAM,KAAK,WAAW,CAAC;AAE3E,KAAK,2BAA2B,GAAG,GAAG,CAAC,MAAM,EAAE,WAAW,CAAC,CAAC;AAE5D,UAAU,qCAAqC;IAC7C,UAAU,EAAE,MAAM,CAAC;IACnB,2BAA2B,CAAC,EAAE,2BAA2B,CAAC;IAC1D,gBAAgB;IAChB,4CAA4C,CAAC,EAAE,OAAO,sCAAsC,CAAC;IAC7F,gBAAgB;IAChB,mBAAmB,CAAC,EAAE,OAAO,WAAW,CAAC;CAC1C;AAED,wBAAgB,8BAA8B,CAAC,EAC7C,UAAU,EACV,2BAA4D,EAC5D,4CAAqF,EACrF,mBAAiC,GAClC,EAAE,qCAAqC,GAAG,wBAAwB,CAuClE"}
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diff --git a/dist/definitions/utils/pkgJsonUtils.d.ts b/dist/definitions/utils/pkgJsonUtils.d.ts
index b0b11d372..40aae69c8 100644
--- a/dist/definitions/utils/pkgJsonUtils.d.ts
+++ b/dist/definitions/utils/pkgJsonUtils.d.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ import type { PackageJson } from './packageTypes';
 export declare function readPkgJson(packagePath: string): PackageJson;
 export declare function writePkgJson(packagePath: string, pkg: PackageJson): void;
 /** @internal */
-export declare function internalLoadPackageJsonFromNodeModules(pkgDepName: string, pkgDirname: string): Promise<PackageJson>;
+export declare function internalLoadPackageJsonFromNodeModules(pkgDepName: string, pkgDirname: string): PackageJson;
 //# sourceMappingURL=pkgJsonUtils.d.ts.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/definitions/utils/pkgJsonUtils.d.ts.map b/dist/definitions/utils/pkgJsonUtils.d.ts.map
index 2008c0521..c6ff14bca 100644
--- a/dist/definitions/utils/pkgJsonUtils.d.ts.map
+++ b/dist/definitions/utils/pkgJsonUtils.d.ts.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":3,"file":"pkgJsonUtils.d.ts","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../../../src/utils/pkgJsonUtils.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAEA,OAAO,KAAK,EAAE,WAAW,EAAE,MAAM,gBAAgB,CAAC;AAElD,wBAAgB,WAAW,CAAC,WAAW,EAAE,MAAM,GAAG,WAAW,CAE5D;AAED,wBAAgB,YAAY,CAAC,WAAW,EAAE,MAAM,EAAE,GAAG,EAAE,WAAW,GAAG,IAAI,CAExE;AAED,gBAAgB;AAChB,wBAAsB,sCAAsC,CAC1D,UAAU,EAAE,MAAM,EAClB,UAAU,EAAE,MAAM,GACjB,OAAO,CAAC,WAAW,CAAC,CAWtB"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"version":3,"file":"pkgJsonUtils.d.ts","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../../../src/utils/pkgJsonUtils.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAEA,OAAO,KAAK,EAAE,WAAW,EAAE,MAAM,gBAAgB,CAAC;AAElD,wBAAgB,WAAW,CAAC,WAAW,EAAE,MAAM,GAAG,WAAW,CAE5D;AAED,wBAAgB,YAAY,CAAC,WAAW,EAAE,MAAM,EAAE,GAAG,EAAE,WAAW,GAAG,IAAI,CAExE;AAED,gBAAgB;AAChB,wBAAgB,sCAAsC,CACpD,UAAU,EAAE,MAAM,EAClB,UAAU,EAAE,MAAM,GACjB,WAAW,CAWb"}
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diff --git a/src/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.ts b/src/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.ts
index 36166e1e3..27e57143a 100644
--- a/src/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.ts
+++ b/src/utils/createGetDependencyPackageJson.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import {
   readPkgJson,
 } from './pkgJsonUtils';
 
-export type GetDependencyPackageJson = (
-  pkgDepName: string,
-) => Promise<PackageJson>;
+export type GetDependencyPackageJson = (pkgDepName: string) => PackageJson;
 
 type NodeModulesPackagePathCache = Map<string, PackageJson>;
 
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ export function createGetDependencyPackageJson({
   internalCustomLoadPackageJsonFromNodeModules = internalLoadPackageJsonFromNodeModules,
   internalReadPkgJson = readPkgJson,
 }: CreateGetDependencyPackageJsonOptions): GetDependencyPackageJson {
-  return async (pkgDepName) => {
+  return (pkgDepName) => {
     const existing = nodeModulesPackagePathCache.get(pkgDepName);
     if (existing) return existing;
     let pkg: PackageJson;
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ export function createGetDependencyPackageJson({
       pkg = internalReadPkgJson(packagePath);
     } else {
       try {
-        pkg = await internalCustomLoadPackageJsonFromNodeModules(
+        pkg = internalCustomLoadPackageJsonFromNodeModules(
           pkgDepName,
           pkgDirname,
         );
diff --git a/src/utils/pkgJsonUtils.ts b/src/utils/pkgJsonUtils.ts
index 5989c84f6..d976be407 100644
--- a/src/utils/pkgJsonUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/pkgJsonUtils.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ export function writePkgJson(packagePath: string, pkg: PackageJson): void {
 }
 
 /** @internal */
-export async function internalLoadPackageJsonFromNodeModules(
+export function internalLoadPackageJsonFromNodeModules(
   pkgDepName: string,
   pkgDirname: string,
-): Promise<PackageJson> {
-  const packageUrl = await importResolve(
+): PackageJson {
+  const packageUrl = importResolve(
     `${pkgDepName}/package.json`,
     `file://${pkgDirname}/package.json`,
   );