diff --git a/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/update_check.yml b/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/update_check.yml
index 1c88710..cc9e4ad 100644
--- a/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/update_check.yml
+++ b/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/update_check.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 # 2. Get current version information
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - name: Get current pfSense version
-  ansible.builtin.raw: |
-    php -r 'require_once("/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc"); $v = get_system_pkg_version(false); echo $v["installed_version"] ?? "Unknown";'
+  ansible.builtin.raw: cat /etc/version
   register: _current_version
   changed_when: false