diff --git a/tracker/tracker-assist/bun.lockb b/tracker/tracker-assist/bun.lockb
index 25b189fe6..06287d996 100755
Binary files a/tracker/tracker-assist/bun.lockb and b/tracker/tracker-assist/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json b/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json
index 9e93ab8f3..1ca11de79 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json
+++ b/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json
@@ -15,19 +15,18 @@
   "scripts": {
     "tsrun": "tsc",
     "lint": "eslint src --ext .ts,.js --fix --quiet",
-    "build": "npm run build-es && npm run build-cjs",
-    "build-es": "rm -Rf lib && tsc && npm run replace-versions",
-    "build-cjs": "rm -Rf cjs && tsc --project tsconfig-cjs.json && echo '{ \"type\": \"commonjs\" }' > cjs/package.json && npm run replace-paths && npm run replace-versions",
+    "build": "bun run replace-pkg-version && bun run build-es && bun run build-cjs",
+    "build-es": "rm -Rf lib && tsc && bun run replace-req-version",
+    "build-cjs": "rm -Rf cjs && tsc --project tsconfig-cjs.json && echo '{ \"type\": \"commonjs\" }' > cjs/package.json && bun run replace-paths && bun run replace-req-version",
     "replace-paths": "replace-in-files cjs/* --string='@openreplay/tracker' --replacement='@openreplay/tracker/cjs' && replace-in-files cjs/* --string='/lib/' --replacement='/'",
-    "replace-versions": "npm run replace-pkg-version && npm run replace-req-version",
-    "replace-pkg-version": "replace-in-files lib/* cjs/* --string='PACKAGE_VERSION' --replacement=$npm_package_version",
-    "replace-req-version": "replace-in-files lib/* cjs/* --string='REQUIRED_TRACKER_VERSION' --replacement='8.0.0'",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
+    "replace-pkg-version": "sh pkgver.sh",
+    "replace-req-version": "replace-in-files lib/* cjs/* --string='REQUIRED_TRACKER_VERSION' --replacement='9.0.0'",
+    "prepublishOnly": "bun run build",
     "prepare": "cd ../../ && husky install tracker/.husky/",
     "lint-front": "lint-staged",
     "test": "jest --coverage=false",
     "test:ci": "jest --coverage=true",
-    "postversion": "npm run build"
+    "postversion": "bun run build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "csstype": "^3.0.10",
diff --git a/tracker/tracker-assist/pkgver.sh b/tracker/tracker-assist/pkgver.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14be7d7f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracker/tracker-assist/pkgver.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sed -n 's/.*"version": *"\([^"]*\)".*/export const pkgVersion = "\1";/p' package.json > src/version.ts
diff --git a/tracker/tracker-assist/src/Assist.ts b/tracker/tracker-assist/src/Assist.ts
index 4253a5231..a52bad921 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker-assist/src/Assist.ts
+++ b/tracker/tracker-assist/src/Assist.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import ConfirmWindow from './ConfirmWindow/ConfirmWindow.js'
 import { callConfirmDefault, } from './ConfirmWindow/defaults.js'
 import type { Options as ConfirmOptions, } from './ConfirmWindow/defaults.js'
 import ScreenRecordingState from './ScreenRecordingState.js'
+import { pkgVersion, } from './version.js'
 
 // TODO: fully specified strict check with no-any (everywhere)
 // @ts-ignore
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ type Agent = {
 
 
 export default class Assist {
-  readonly version = 'PACKAGE_VERSION'
+  readonly version = pkgVersion
 
   private socket: Socket | null = null
   private peer: Peer | null = null
diff --git a/tracker/tracker-assist/src/version.ts b/tracker/tracker-assist/src/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..819bfe0a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracker/tracker-assist/src/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const pkgVersion = '6.0.3'