diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 687c1be..6dd36fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   "bugs": "https://github.com/oclif/plugin-version/issues",
   "dependencies": {
     "@oclif/core": "^4",
-    "ansis": "^3.17.0"
+    "ansis": "^3.17.0",
+    "which": "^4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19",
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
     "@types/chai": "^4.3.17",
     "@types/mocha": "^10",
     "@types/node": "^18",
+    "@types/which": "^3",
     "chai": "^4.5.0",
     "commitlint": "^19",
     "eslint": "^9.39.5",
diff --git a/src/commands/version.ts b/src/commands/version.ts
index f751eea..6295c82 100644
--- a/src/commands/version.ts
+++ b/src/commands/version.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import {Command, Flags, Interfaces} from '@oclif/core'
 import {Ansis} from 'ansis'
 import {execFile} from 'node:child_process'
 import {EOL} from 'node:os'
+import {dirname, resolve} from 'node:path'
+import which from 'which'
 
 const ansis = new Ansis()
 
@@ -19,17 +21,25 @@ type NpmDetails = {
 }
 
 async function getNpmDetails(pkg: string): Promise<false | NpmDetails> {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    // Use execFile instead of exec to avoid shell interpretation.
-    // exec invokes cmd.exe on Windows, which resolves commands from CWD before PATH.
-    execFile('npm', ['view', pkg, '--json'], (error, stdout) => {
+  return new Promise((resolve_) => {
+    // Resolve npm from PATH only, excluding CWD. On Windows, both execFile (CreateProcess)
+    // and the `which` module resolve executables from CWD before PATH.
+    const cwd = resolve(process.cwd())
+    const npmPath = which.sync('npm', {nothrow: true})
+    if (!npmPath || dirname(resolve(npmPath)) === cwd) {
+      resolve_(false)
+      return
+    }
+
+    const useShell = /\.(cmd|bat)$/i.test(npmPath)
+    execFile(npmPath, ['view', pkg, '--json'], {shell: useShell}, (error, stdout) => {
       if (error) {
-        resolve(false)
+        resolve_(false)
       } else {
         try {
-          resolve(JSON.parse(stdout) as NpmDetails)
+          resolve_(JSON.parse(stdout) as NpmDetails)
         } catch {
-          resolve(false)
+          resolve_(false)
         }
       }
     })
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 77a0aa0..f3eb1c7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1196,6 +1196,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/normalize-package-data/-/normalize-package-data-2.4.1.tgz#d3357479a0fdfdd5907fe67e17e0a85c906e1301"
   integrity sha512-Gj7cI7z+98M282Tqmp2K5EIsoouUEzbBJhQQzDE3jSIRk6r9gsz0oUokqIUR4u1R3dMHo0pDHM7sNOHyhulypw==
 
+"@types/which@^3":
+  version "3.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/which/-/which-3.0.4.tgz#2c3a89be70c56a84a6957a7264639f39ae4340a1"
+  integrity sha512-liyfuo/106JdlgSchJzXEQCVArk0CvevqPote8F8HgWgJ3dRCcTHgJIsLDuee0kxk/mhbInzIZk3QWSZJ8R+2w==
+
 "@types/wrap-ansi@^3.0.0":
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-3.0.0.tgz#18b97a972f94f60a679fd5c796d96421b9abb9fd"
@@ -4103,6 +4108,11 @@ isexe@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isexe/-/isexe-2.0.0.tgz#e8fbf374dc556ff8947a10dcb0572d633f2cfa10"
   integrity sha512-RHxMLp9lnKHGHRng9QFhRCMbYAcVpn69smSGcq3f36xjgVVWThj4qqLbTLlq7Ssj8B+fIQ1EuCEGI2lKsyQeIw==
 
+isexe@^3.1.1:
+  version "3.1.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isexe/-/isexe-3.1.5.tgz#42e368f68d5e10dadfee4fda7b550bc2d8892dc9"
+  integrity sha512-6B3tLtFqtQS4ekarvLVMZ+X+VlvQekbe4taUkf/rhVO3d/h0M2rfARm/pXLcPEsjjMsFgrFgSrhQIxcSVrBz8w==
+
 jackspeak@^3.1.2:
   version "3.4.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jackspeak/-/jackspeak-3.4.3.tgz#8833a9d89ab4acde6188942bd1c53b6390ed5a8a"
@@ -6197,6 +6207,13 @@ which@^2.0.1:
   dependencies:
     isexe "^2.0.0"
 
+which@^4:
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/which/-/which-4.0.0.tgz#cd60b5e74503a3fbcfbf6cd6b4138a8bae644c1a"
+  integrity sha512-GlaYyEb07DPxYCKhKzplCWBJtvxZcZMrL+4UkrTSJHHPyZU4mYYTv3qaOe77H7EODLSSopAUFAc6W8U4yqvscg==
+  dependencies:
+    isexe "^3.1.1"
+
 widest-line@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/widest-line/-/widest-line-3.1.0.tgz#8292333bbf66cb45ff0de1603b136b7ae1496eca"