diff --git a/.changeset/brave-candles-invent.md b/.changeset/brave-candles-invent.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e63ffcb3cb5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-candles-invent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Simplify telemetry Vite version detection
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/events/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/events/index.ts
index 31e549ad7bdd..7af647d449e5 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/events/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/events/index.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 import { AstroTelemetry } from '@astrojs/telemetry';
-import { createRequire } from 'module';
+import { version as viteVersion } from 'vite';
 import { ASTRO_VERSION } from '../core/constants.js';
-const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-
-function getViteVersion() {
-	try {
-		const { version } = require('vite/package.json');
-		return version;
-	} catch (e) {}
-	return undefined;
-}
 
 export const telemetry = new AstroTelemetry({
 	astroVersion: ASTRO_VERSION,
-	viteVersion: getViteVersion(),
+	viteVersion,
 });
 
 export * from './error.js';