diff --git a/HIRS_Utils/src/main/java/hirs/utils/VersionHelper.java b/HIRS_Utils/src/main/java/hirs/utils/VersionHelper.java
index ed92a3fa..9ed47265 100644
--- a/HIRS_Utils/src/main/java/hirs/utils/VersionHelper.java
+++ b/HIRS_Utils/src/main/java/hirs/utils/VersionHelper.java
@@ -2,16 +2,25 @@ package hirs.utils;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
 import com.google.common.io.Resources;
+import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
 
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.Reader;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.file.FileSystems;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 /**
  * Utility class to get the current version from the VERSION file.
  */
+@Log4j2
 public final class VersionHelper {
 
-    private static final String VERSION_FILENAME = "VERSION";
+    private static final Path VERSION_PATH = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath(
+            "/opt", "hirs", "aca", "VERSION");
 
     private VersionHelper() {
         // intentionally blank, should never be instantiated
@@ -23,33 +32,70 @@ public final class VersionHelper {
      * @return A string representing the current version.
      */
     public static String getVersion() {
-        return getVersion(VERSION_FILENAME);
+        return getVersion(VERSION_PATH);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the current version of HIRS_Portal that is installed.
+     * Get the current version of HIRS_AttestationCAPortal that is installed.
      *
-     * @param filename
-     *            that contains the version
+     * @param filename that contains the version
+     * @return A string representing the current version.
+     */
+    public static String getVersion(final Path filename) {
+        return getVersion(filename.toString());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the current version of HIRS_AttestationCAPortal that is installed.
+     *
+     * @param filename that contains the version
      * @return A string representing the current version.
      */
     public static String getVersion(final String filename) {
         String version;
         try {
             version = getFileContents(filename);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            version = "";
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            try {
+                version = getResourceContents(filename);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                version = "";
+                log.error(e.getMessage());
+            }
         }
         return version;
     }
 
     /**
      * Read the symbolic link to VERSION in the top level HIRS directory.
+     *
      * @param filename "VERSION"
      * @return the version number from the file
      * @throws IOException
      */
     private static String getFileContents(final String filename) throws IOException {
+        final char[] buffer = new char[8192];
+        final StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(filename);
+
+        try (Reader reader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream, Charsets.UTF_8)) {
+            int charsRead;
+            while ((charsRead = reader.read(buffer, 0, buffer.length)) > 0) {
+                result.append(buffer, 0, charsRead);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read the symbolic link to VERSION in the top level HIRS directory.
+     *
+     * @param filename "VERSION"
+     * @return the version number from the file
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    private static String getResourceContents(final String filename) throws IOException {
         URL url = Resources.getResource(filename);
         return Resources.toString(url, Charsets.UTF_8).trim();
     }
diff --git a/HIRS_Utils/src/test/java/hirs/utils/VersionHelperTest.java b/HIRS_Utils/src/test/java/hirs/utils/VersionHelperTest.java
index d2bda70d..b7ae6793 100644
--- a/HIRS_Utils/src/test/java/hirs/utils/VersionHelperTest.java
+++ b/HIRS_Utils/src/test/java/hirs/utils/VersionHelperTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package hirs.utils;
 
+import com.google.common.io.Resources;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
@@ -24,9 +28,9 @@ public class VersionHelperTest {
      */
     @Test
     public void testGetVersionDefault() {
-
+        URL url = Resources.getResource("VERSION");
         String expected = "Test.Version";
-        String actual = VersionHelper.getVersion();
+        String actual = VersionHelper.getVersion(url.getPath());
         assertEquals(expected, actual);
     }
 }