diff --git a/packages/gatsby-core-utils/src/get-gatsby-version.js b/packages/gatsby-core-utils/src/get-gatsby-version.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from packages/gatsby-core-utils/src/get-gatsby-version.js
rename to packages/gatsby-core-utils/src/get-gatsby-version.ts
index f9d4097f3fd6a..ec32804a9467a 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-core-utils/src/get-gatsby-version.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-core-utils/src/get-gatsby-version.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path"
 
-module.exports = () => {
+const getGatsbyVersion = (): string => {
   try {
     return require(path.join(
       process.cwd(),
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ module.exports = () => {
     return ``
   }
 }
+
+export default getGatsbyVersion