diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f85b16fdf3..4e7e88e892 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ This is the log of notable changes to EAS CLI and related packages.
 
 ### 🛠 Breaking changes
 
+- Resolve versioned expo config using `npx expo config` command instead of using fixed `@expo/config` version shipped with EAS CLI, if available. ([#2529](https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/pull/2529) by [@szdziedzic](https://github.com/szdziedzic))
+
 ### 🎉 New features
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/DynamicProjectConfigContextField.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/DynamicProjectConfigContextField.ts
index 07ce38ea94..0e65790dd5 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/DynamicProjectConfigContextField.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/DynamicProjectConfigContextField.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import { getProjectIdAsync } from './contextUtils/getProjectIdAsync';
 import { loadServerSideEnvironmentVariablesAsync } from './contextUtils/loadServerSideEnvironmentVariablesAsync';
 import {
   ExpoConfigOptions,
-  getPrivateExpoConfig,
-  getPublicExpoConfig,
+  getPrivateExpoConfigAsync,
+  getPublicExpoConfigAsync,
 } from '../../project/expoConfig';
 
 export type DynamicConfigContextFn = (options?: ExpoConfigOptions) => Promise<{
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class DynamicPublicProjectConfigContextField extends ContextField<Dynamic
   }: ContextOptions): Promise<DynamicConfigContextFn> {
     const projectDir = await findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync();
     return async (options?: ExpoConfigOptions) => {
-      const expBefore = getPublicExpoConfig(projectDir, options);
+      const expBefore = await getPublicExpoConfigAsync(projectDir, options);
       const projectId = await getProjectIdAsync(sessionManager, expBefore, {
         nonInteractive,
         env: options?.env,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class DynamicPublicProjectConfigContextField extends ContextField<Dynamic
           },
         };
       }
-      const exp = getPublicExpoConfig(projectDir, options);
+      const exp = await getPublicExpoConfigAsync(projectDir, options);
       return {
         exp,
         projectDir,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class DynamicPrivateProjectConfigContextField extends ContextField<Dynami
   }: ContextOptions): Promise<DynamicConfigContextFn> {
     const projectDir = await findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync();
     return async (options?: ExpoConfigOptions) => {
-      const expBefore = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir, options);
+      const expBefore = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir, options);
       const projectId = await getProjectIdAsync(sessionManager, expBefore, {
         nonInteractive,
         env: options?.env,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class DynamicPrivateProjectConfigContextField extends ContextField<Dynami
           },
         };
       }
-      const exp = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir, options);
+      const exp = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir, options);
       return {
         exp,
         projectDir,
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/OptionalPrivateProjectConfigContextField.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/OptionalPrivateProjectConfigContextField.ts
index c7e0a384b1..e47e0c5771 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/OptionalPrivateProjectConfigContextField.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/OptionalPrivateProjectConfigContextField.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { createGraphqlClient } from './contextUtils/createGraphqlClient';
 import { findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync } from './contextUtils/findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync';
 import { getProjectIdAsync } from './contextUtils/getProjectIdAsync';
 import { loadServerSideEnvironmentVariablesAsync } from './contextUtils/loadServerSideEnvironmentVariablesAsync';
-import { getPrivateExpoConfig } from '../../project/expoConfig';
+import { getPrivateExpoConfigAsync } from '../../project/expoConfig';
 
 export class OptionalPrivateProjectConfigContextField extends ContextField<
   | {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class OptionalPrivateProjectConfigContextField extends ContextField<
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    const expBefore = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir);
+    const expBefore = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir);
     const projectId = await getProjectIdAsync(sessionManager, expBefore, {
       nonInteractive,
     });
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class OptionalPrivateProjectConfigContextField extends ContextField<
       });
       serverSideEnvVars = serverSideEnvironmentVariables;
     }
-    const exp = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir, { env: serverSideEnvVars });
+    const exp = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir, { env: serverSideEnvVars });
     return {
       exp,
       projectDir,
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/PrivateProjectConfigContextField.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/PrivateProjectConfigContextField.ts
index 9838a03387..1529966a60 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/PrivateProjectConfigContextField.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/PrivateProjectConfigContextField.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createGraphqlClient } from './contextUtils/createGraphqlClient';
 import { findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync } from './contextUtils/findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync';
 import { getProjectIdAsync } from './contextUtils/getProjectIdAsync';
 import { loadServerSideEnvironmentVariablesAsync } from './contextUtils/loadServerSideEnvironmentVariablesAsync';
-import { getPrivateExpoConfig } from '../../project/expoConfig';
+import { getPrivateExpoConfigAsync } from '../../project/expoConfig';
 
 export class PrivateProjectConfigContextField extends ContextField<{
   projectId: string;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class PrivateProjectConfigContextField extends ContextField<{
     projectDir: string;
   }> {
     const projectDir = await findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync();
-    const expBefore = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir);
+    const expBefore = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir);
     const projectId = await getProjectIdAsync(sessionManager, expBefore, {
       nonInteractive,
     });
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class PrivateProjectConfigContextField extends ContextField<{
       });
       serverSideEnvVars = serverSideEnvironmentVariables;
     }
-    const exp = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir, { env: serverSideEnvVars });
+    const exp = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir, { env: serverSideEnvVars });
 
     return {
       projectId,
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/ProjectIdContextField.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/ProjectIdContextField.ts
index 63a0670804..613c373159 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/ProjectIdContextField.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/ProjectIdContextField.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import ContextField, { ContextOptions } from './ContextField';
 import { findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync } from './contextUtils/findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync';
 import { getProjectIdAsync } from './contextUtils/getProjectIdAsync';
-import { getPrivateExpoConfig } from '../../project/expoConfig';
+import { getPrivateExpoConfigAsync } from '../../project/expoConfig';
 
 export class ProjectIdContextField extends ContextField<string> {
   async getValueAsync({ nonInteractive, sessionManager }: ContextOptions): Promise<string> {
     const projectDir = await findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync();
-    const expBefore = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir);
+    const expBefore = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir);
     const projectId = await getProjectIdAsync(sessionManager, expBefore, {
       nonInteractive,
     });
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/ServerSideEnvironmentVariablesContextField.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/ServerSideEnvironmentVariablesContextField.ts
index 5977fe3a12..169bde33c6 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/ServerSideEnvironmentVariablesContextField.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/ServerSideEnvironmentVariablesContextField.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createGraphqlClient } from './contextUtils/createGraphqlClient';
 import { findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync } from './contextUtils/findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync';
 import { getProjectIdAsync } from './contextUtils/getProjectIdAsync';
 import { loadServerSideEnvironmentVariablesAsync } from './contextUtils/loadServerSideEnvironmentVariablesAsync';
-import { getPublicExpoConfig } from '../../project/expoConfig';
+import { getPublicExpoConfigAsync } from '../../project/expoConfig';
 
 type GetServerSideEnvironmentVariablesFn = (
   maybeEnv?: Record<string, string>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class ServerSideEnvironmentVariablesContextField extends ContextField<Get
           'withServerSideEnvironment parameter is required to evaluate ServerSideEnvironmentVariablesContextField'
         );
       }
-      const exp = getPublicExpoConfig(projectDir, { env: maybeEnv });
+      const exp = await getPublicExpoConfigAsync(projectDir, { env: maybeEnv });
       const projectId = await getProjectIdAsync(sessionManager, exp, {
         nonInteractive,
         env: maybeEnv,
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/contextUtils/__tests__/getProjectIdAsync-test.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/contextUtils/__tests__/getProjectIdAsync-test.ts
index a14d41b029..d0c10bde48 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/contextUtils/__tests__/getProjectIdAsync-test.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/contextUtils/__tests__/getProjectIdAsync-test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Role } from '../../../../graphql/generated';
 import { AppQuery } from '../../../../graphql/queries/AppQuery';
 import { learnMore } from '../../../../log';
 import { fetchOrCreateProjectIDForWriteToConfigWithConfirmationAsync } from '../../../../project/fetchOrCreateProjectIDForWriteToConfigWithConfirmationAsync';
+import { isExpoInstalled } from '../../../../project/projectUtils';
 import SessionManager from '../../../../user/SessionManager';
 import { findProjectRootAsync } from '../findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync';
 import { getProjectIdAsync } from '../getProjectIdAsync';
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ jest.mock('../../../../ora', () => ({
   }),
 }));
 jest.mock('../../../../project/fetchOrCreateProjectIDForWriteToConfigWithConfirmationAsync');
+jest.mock('../../../../project/projectUtils');
 
 describe(getProjectIdAsync, () => {
   let sessionManager: SessionManager;
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ describe(getProjectIdAsync, () => {
     );
 
     jest.mocked(findProjectRootAsync).mockResolvedValue('/app');
+    jest.mocked(isExpoInstalled).mockReturnValue(true);
   });
 
   it('gets the project ID from app config if exists', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/contextUtils/getProjectIdAsync.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/contextUtils/getProjectIdAsync.ts
index d559cbfbf2..465a05f453 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/contextUtils/getProjectIdAsync.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commandUtils/context/contextUtils/getProjectIdAsync.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import { findProjectRootAsync } from './findProjectDirAndVerifyProjectSetupAsync
 import { AppQuery } from '../../../graphql/queries/AppQuery';
 import Log, { learnMore } from '../../../log';
 import { ora } from '../../../ora';
-import { createOrModifyExpoConfigAsync, getPrivateExpoConfig } from '../../../project/expoConfig';
+import {
+  createOrModifyExpoConfigAsync,
+  getPrivateExpoConfigAsync,
+} from '../../../project/expoConfig';
 import { fetchOrCreateProjectIDForWriteToConfigWithConfirmationAsync } from '../../../project/fetchOrCreateProjectIDForWriteToConfigWithConfirmationAsync';
 import { toAppPrivacy } from '../../../project/projectUtils';
 import SessionManager from '../../../user/SessionManager';
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ export async function saveProjectIdToAppConfigAsync(
   options: { env?: Env } = {}
 ): Promise<void> {
   // NOTE(cedric): we disable plugins to avoid writing plugin-generated content to `expo.extra`
-  const exp = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir, { skipPlugins: true, ...options });
+  const exp = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir, { skipPlugins: true, ...options });
   const result = await createOrModifyExpoConfigAsync(
     projectDir,
     {
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/__tests__/init.test.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/__tests__/init.test.ts
index 7e9fd7c1f6..ebf81566eb 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/__tests__/init.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/__tests__/init.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { AppMutation } from '../../../graphql/mutations/AppMutation';
 import { AppQuery } from '../../../graphql/queries/AppQuery';
 import { createOrModifyExpoConfigAsync } from '../../../project/expoConfig';
 import { findProjectIdByAccountNameAndSlugNullableAsync } from '../../../project/fetchOrCreateProjectIDForWriteToConfigWithConfirmationAsync';
+import { isExpoInstalled } from '../../../project/projectUtils';
 import { confirmAsync, promptAsync } from '../../../prompts';
 import ProjectInit from '../init';
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ jest.mock('../../../ora', () => ({
 }));
 jest.mock('../../../project/fetchOrCreateProjectIDForWriteToConfigWithConfirmationAsync');
 jest.mock('../../../commandUtils/context/contextUtils/getProjectIdAsync');
+jest.mock('../../../project/projectUtils');
 
 let originalProcessArgv: string[];
 
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ function mockTestProject(options: {
     graphqlClient,
     authenticationInfo: { accessToken: null, sessionSecret: '1234' },
   });
+  jest.mocked(isExpoInstalled).mockReturnValue(true);
 }
 
 const commandOptions = { root: '/test-project' } as any;
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/init.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/init.ts
index 837d72280a..9a31a5777f 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/init.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/init.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { AppMutation } from '../../graphql/mutations/AppMutation';
 import { AppQuery } from '../../graphql/queries/AppQuery';
 import Log, { link } from '../../log';
 import { ora } from '../../ora';
-import { createOrModifyExpoConfigAsync, getPrivateExpoConfig } from '../../project/expoConfig';
+import { createOrModifyExpoConfigAsync, getPrivateExpoConfigAsync } from '../../project/expoConfig';
 import { findProjectIdByAccountNameAndSlugNullableAsync } from '../../project/fetchOrCreateProjectIDForWriteToConfigWithConfirmationAsync';
 import { toAppPrivacy } from '../../project/projectUtils';
 import { Choice, confirmAsync, promptAsync } from '../../prompts';
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default class ProjectInit extends EasCommand {
     projectDir: string,
     { force, nonInteractive }: InitializeMethodOptions
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const exp = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir);
+    const exp = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir);
     const appForProjectId = await AppQuery.byIdAsync(graphqlClient, projectId);
     const correctOwner = appForProjectId.ownerAccount.name;
     const correctSlug = appForProjectId.slug;
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export default class ProjectInit extends EasCommand {
     projectDir: string,
     { force, nonInteractive }: InitializeMethodOptions
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const exp = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir);
+    const exp = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir);
     const existingProjectId = exp.extra?.eas?.projectId;
 
     if (projectId === existingProjectId) {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export default class ProjectInit extends EasCommand {
     projectDir: string,
     { force, nonInteractive }: InitializeMethodOptions
   ): Promise<string> {
-    const exp = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir);
+    const exp = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir);
     const existingProjectId = exp.extra?.eas?.projectId;
 
     if (existingProjectId) {
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/onboarding.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/onboarding.ts
index ae9b3e39d9..c2a0e4285e 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/onboarding.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/project/onboarding.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {
 import { installDependenciesAsync } from '../../onboarding/installDependencies';
 import { runCommandAsync } from '../../onboarding/runCommand';
 import { RequestedPlatform } from '../../platform';
-import { ExpoConfigOptions, getPrivateExpoConfig } from '../../project/expoConfig';
+import { ExpoConfigOptions, getPrivateExpoConfigAsync } from '../../project/expoConfig';
 import { promptAsync } from '../../prompts';
 import { Actor } from '../../user/User';
 import { easCliVersion } from '../../utils/easCli';
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ async function getPrivateExpoConfigWithProjectIdAsync({
   actor: Actor;
   options?: ExpoConfigOptions;
 }): Promise<CredentialsContextProjectInfo> {
-  const expBefore = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir, options);
+  const expBefore = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir, options);
   const projectId = await validateOrSetProjectIdAsync({
     exp: expBefore,
     graphqlClient,
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ async function getPrivateExpoConfigWithProjectIdAsync({
     },
     cwd: projectDir,
   });
-  const exp = getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir, options);
+  const exp = await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(projectDir, options);
   return {
     exp,
     projectId,
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/update/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/update/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 14ba52a483..aaad94b3ab 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/update/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/update/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -140,18 +140,7 @@ describe(UpdatePublish.name, () => {
     const flags = ['--non-interactive', '--branch=branch123', '--message=abc'];
 
     // Add configuration to the project that should not be included in the update
-    const { appJson } = mockTestProject({
-      expoConfig: {
-        hooks: {
-          postPublish: [
-            {
-              file: 'custom-hook.js',
-              config: { some: 'config' },
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-      },
-    });
+    const { appJson } = mockTestProject();
 
     const { platforms, runtimeVersion } = mockTestExport({ platforms: ['ios'] });
 
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/update/__tests__/roll-back-to-embedded.test.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/update/__tests__/roll-back-to-embedded.test.ts
index b7e6a1f932..e7ebea2481 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/update/__tests__/roll-back-to-embedded.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/update/__tests__/roll-back-to-embedded.test.ts
@@ -145,18 +145,7 @@ describe(UpdateRollBackToEmbedded.name, () => {
     const flags = ['--non-interactive', '--branch=branch123', '--message=abc'];
 
     // Add configuration to the project that should not be included in the update
-    mockTestProject({
-      expoConfig: {
-        hooks: {
-          postPublish: [
-            {
-              file: 'custom-hook.js',
-              config: { some: 'config' },
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-      },
-    });
+    mockTestProject();
 
     const platforms = ['ios'];
     const runtimeVersion = 'exposdk:47.0.0';
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/__tests__/fixtures-context.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/__tests__/fixtures-context.ts
index 67f01b8d0b..14dbcecd3f 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/__tests__/fixtures-context.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/__tests__/fixtures-context.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ export function createCtxMock(mockOverride: Record<string, any> = {}): Credentia
     },
     hasAppleCtx: jest.fn(() => true),
     hasProjectContext: true,
-    exp: testAppJson,
+    getExpoConfigAsync: async () => testAppJson,
     projectDir: '.',
+    getProjectIdAsync: async () => 'test-project-id',
   };
   return merge(defaultMock, mockOverride) as any;
 }
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/android/actions/BuildCredentialsUtils.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/android/actions/BuildCredentialsUtils.ts
index 71a8632c38..bd4494975e 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/android/actions/BuildCredentialsUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/android/actions/BuildCredentialsUtils.ts
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ export async function getAppLookupParamsFromContextAsync(
   ctx: CredentialsContext,
   gradleContext?: GradleBuildContext
 ): Promise<AppLookupParams> {
-  ctx.ensureProjectContext();
-  const projectName = ctx.exp.slug;
-  const projectId = ctx.projectId;
+  const exp = await ctx.getExpoConfigAsync();
+  const projectName = exp.slug;
+  const projectId = await ctx.getProjectIdAsync();
   const account = await getOwnerAccountForProjectIdAsync(ctx.graphqlClient, projectId);
 
   const androidApplicationIdentifier = await getApplicationIdAsync(
     ctx.projectDir,
-    ctx.exp,
+    exp,
     ctx.vcsClient,
     gradleContext
   );
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/android/actions/CreateKeystore.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/android/actions/CreateKeystore.ts
index 3953b8a1e1..9da141f7fb 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/android/actions/CreateKeystore.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/android/actions/CreateKeystore.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class CreateKeystore {
       throw new Error(`New keystore cannot be created in non-interactive mode.`);
     }
 
-    const projectId = ctx.projectId;
+    const projectId = await ctx.getProjectIdAsync();
     const keystore = await this.provideOrGenerateAsync(ctx.graphqlClient, ctx.analytics, projectId);
     const keystoreFragment = await ctx.android.createKeystoreAsync(
       ctx.graphqlClient,
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/context.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/context.ts
index f6cfaaee77..827273564a 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/context.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/context.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { AuthenticationMode } from './ios/appstore/authenticateTypes';
 import { Analytics } from '../analytics/AnalyticsManager';
 import { ExpoGraphqlClient } from '../commandUtils/context/contextUtils/createGraphqlClient';
 import Log from '../log';
-import { getPrivateExpoConfig } from '../project/expoConfig';
+import { getPrivateExpoConfigAsync } from '../project/expoConfig';
 import { confirmAsync } from '../prompts';
 import { Actor } from '../user/User';
 import { Client } from '../vcs/vcs';
@@ -67,22 +67,22 @@ export class CredentialsContext {
     return !!this.projectInfo;
   }
 
-  get exp(): ExpoConfig {
-    this.ensureProjectContext();
+  public async getExpoConfigAsync(): Promise<ExpoConfig> {
+    await this.ensureProjectContextAsync();
     return this.projectInfo!.exp;
   }
 
-  get projectId(): string {
-    this.ensureProjectContext();
+  public async getProjectIdAsync(): Promise<string> {
+    await this.ensureProjectContextAsync();
     return this.projectInfo!.projectId;
   }
 
-  public ensureProjectContext(): void {
+  public async ensureProjectContextAsync(): Promise<void> {
     if (this.hasProjectContext) {
       return;
     }
     // trigger getConfig error
-    getPrivateExpoConfig(this.options.projectDir);
+    await getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(this.options.projectDir);
   }
 
   async bestEffortAppStoreAuthenticateAsync(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/ios/actions/BuildCredentialsUtils.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/ios/actions/BuildCredentialsUtils.ts
index 5ed178edca..ee4466ec11 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/ios/actions/BuildCredentialsUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/ios/actions/BuildCredentialsUtils.ts
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ export async function assignBuildCredentialsAsync(
 }
 
 export async function getAppFromContextAsync(ctx: CredentialsContext): Promise<App> {
-  ctx.ensureProjectContext();
-  const projectName = ctx.exp.slug;
-  const projectId = ctx.projectId;
+  const exp = await ctx.getExpoConfigAsync();
+  const projectName = exp.slug;
+  const projectId = await ctx.getProjectIdAsync();
   const account = await getOwnerAccountForProjectIdAsync(ctx.graphqlClient, projectId);
   return {
     account,
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/manager/ManageIos.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/manager/ManageIos.ts
index c48eefe937..36c1865cb0 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/manager/ManageIos.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/manager/ManageIos.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class ManageIos {
     };
 
     const account = ctx.hasProjectContext
-      ? await getAccountForProjectAsync(ctx.projectId)
+      ? await getAccountForProjectAsync(await ctx.getProjectIdAsync())
       : ensureActorHasPrimaryAccount(ctx.user);
 
     let app = null;
@@ -195,18 +195,19 @@ export class ManageIos {
   }> {
     assert(ctx.hasProjectContext, 'createProjectContextAsync: must have project context.');
 
-    const app = { account, projectName: ctx.exp.slug };
+    const exp = await ctx.getExpoConfigAsync();
+    const app = { account, projectName: exp.slug };
     const xcodeBuildContext = await resolveXcodeBuildContextAsync(
       {
         projectDir: ctx.projectDir,
         nonInteractive: ctx.nonInteractive,
-        exp: ctx.exp,
+        exp,
         vcsClient: ctx.vcsClient,
       },
       buildProfile
     );
     const targets = await resolveTargetsAsync({
-      exp: ctx.exp,
+      exp,
       projectDir: ctx.projectDir,
       xcodeBuildContext,
       env: buildProfile.env,
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/manager/SetUpIosBuildCredentials.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/manager/SetUpIosBuildCredentials.ts
index d659bdc0eb..3681d90117 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/manager/SetUpIosBuildCredentials.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/credentials/manager/SetUpIosBuildCredentials.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class SetUpIosBuildCredentials extends ManageIos {
     };
 
     const account = ctx.hasProjectContext
-      ? await getAccountForProjectAsync(ctx.projectId)
+      ? await getAccountForProjectAsync(await ctx.getProjectIdAsync())
       : ensureActorHasPrimaryAccount(ctx.user);
 
     let app = null;
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/project/expoConfig.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/project/expoConfig.ts
index 77811d4d29..d44f00cfcc 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/project/expoConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/project/expoConfig.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import { ExpoConfig, getConfig, getConfigFilePaths, modifyConfigAsync } from '@expo/config';
 import { Env } from '@expo/eas-build-job';
+import spawnAsync from '@expo/spawn-async';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import Joi from 'joi';
 import path from 'path';
 
+import { isExpoInstalled } from './projectUtils';
+import Log from '../log';
+
 export type PublicExpoConfig = Omit<
   ExpoConfig,
   '_internal' | 'hooks' | 'ios' | 'android' | 'updates'
@@ -37,21 +41,57 @@ export async function createOrModifyExpoConfigAsync(
   }
 }
 
-function getExpoConfigInternal(
+let wasExpoConfigWarnPrinted = false;
+
+async function getExpoConfigInternalAsync(
   projectDir: string,
   opts: ExpoConfigOptionsInternal = {}
-): ExpoConfig {
+): Promise<ExpoConfig> {
   const originalProcessEnv: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env;
   try {
     process.env = {
       ...process.env,
       ...opts.env,
     };
-    const { exp } = getConfig(projectDir, {
-      skipSDKVersionRequirement: true,
-      ...(opts.isPublicConfig ? { isPublicConfig: true } : {}),
-      ...(opts.skipPlugins ? { skipPlugins: true } : {}),
-    });
+
+    let exp: ExpoConfig;
+    if (isExpoInstalled(projectDir)) {
+      try {
+        const { stdout } = await spawnAsync(
+          'npx',
+          ['expo', 'config', '--json', ...(opts.isPublicConfig ? ['--type', 'public'] : [])],
+
+          {
+            cwd: projectDir,
+            env: {
+              ...process.env,
+              ...opts.env,
+              EXPO_NO_DOTENV: '1',
+            },
+          }
+        );
+        exp = JSON.parse(stdout);
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        if (!wasExpoConfigWarnPrinted) {
+          Log.warn(
+            `Failed to read the app config from the project using "npx expo config" command: ${err.message}.`
+          );
+          Log.warn('Falling back to the version of "@expo/config" shipped with the EAS CLI.');
+          wasExpoConfigWarnPrinted = true;
+        }
+        exp = getConfig(projectDir, {
+          skipSDKVersionRequirement: true,
+          ...(opts.isPublicConfig ? { isPublicConfig: true } : {}),
+          ...(opts.skipPlugins ? { skipPlugins: true } : {}),
+        }).exp;
+      }
+    } else {
+      exp = getConfig(projectDir, {
+        skipSDKVersionRequirement: true,
+        ...(opts.isPublicConfig ? { isPublicConfig: true } : {}),
+        ...(opts.skipPlugins ? { skipPlugins: true } : {}),
+      }).exp;
+    }
 
     const { error } = MinimalAppConfigSchema.validate(exp, {
       allowUnknown: true,
@@ -78,10 +118,13 @@ const MinimalAppConfigSchema = Joi.object({
   }),
 });
 
-export function getPrivateExpoConfig(projectDir: string, opts: ExpoConfigOptions = {}): ExpoConfig {
+export async function getPrivateExpoConfigAsync(
+  projectDir: string,
+  opts: ExpoConfigOptions = {}
+): Promise<ExpoConfig> {
   ensureExpoConfigExists(projectDir);
 
-  return getExpoConfigInternal(projectDir, { ...opts, isPublicConfig: false });
+  return await getExpoConfigInternalAsync(projectDir, { ...opts, isPublicConfig: false });
 }
 
 export function ensureExpoConfigExists(projectDir: string): void {
@@ -97,11 +140,11 @@ export function isUsingStaticExpoConfig(projectDir: string): boolean {
   return !!(paths.staticConfigPath?.endsWith('app.json') && !paths.dynamicConfigPath);
 }
 
-export function getPublicExpoConfig(
+export async function getPublicExpoConfigAsync(
   projectDir: string,
   opts: ExpoConfigOptions = {}
-): PublicExpoConfig {
+): Promise<PublicExpoConfig> {
   ensureExpoConfigExists(projectDir);
 
-  return getExpoConfigInternal(projectDir, { ...opts, isPublicConfig: true });
+  return await getExpoConfigInternalAsync(projectDir, { ...opts, isPublicConfig: true });
 }
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/project/ios/entitlements.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/project/ios/entitlements.ts
index 9beec7f749..918990347b 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/project/ios/entitlements.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/project/ios/entitlements.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import { IOSConfig, compileModsAsync } from '@expo/config-plugins';
+import { ExportedConfig, IOSConfig, compileModsAsync } from '@expo/config-plugins';
 import { JSONObject } from '@expo/json-file';
 import { getPrebuildConfigAsync } from '@expo/prebuild-config';
+import spawnAsync from '@expo/spawn-async';
 
+import Log from '../../log';
 import { readPlistAsync } from '../../utils/plist';
 import { Client } from '../../vcs/vcs';
 import { hasIgnoredIosProjectAsync } from '../workflow';
@@ -10,6 +12,9 @@ interface Target {
   buildConfiguration?: string;
   targetName: string;
 }
+
+let wasExpoConfigPluginsWarnPrinted = false;
+
 export async function getManagedApplicationTargetEntitlementsAsync(
   projectDir: string,
   env: Record<string, string>,
@@ -22,14 +27,39 @@ export async function getManagedApplicationTargetEntitlementsAsync(
       ...process.env,
       ...env,
     };
-    const { exp } = await getPrebuildConfigAsync(projectDir, { platforms: ['ios'] });
-
-    const expWithMods = await compileModsAsync(exp, {
-      projectRoot: projectDir,
-      platforms: ['ios'],
-      introspect: true,
-      ignoreExistingNativeFiles: await hasIgnoredIosProjectAsync(projectDir, vcsClient),
-    });
+
+    let expWithMods: ExportedConfig;
+    try {
+      const { stdout } = await spawnAsync(
+        'npx',
+        ['expo', 'config', '--json', '--type', 'introspect'],
+
+        {
+          cwd: projectDir,
+          env: {
+            ...process.env,
+            ...env,
+            EXPO_NO_DOTENV: '1',
+          },
+        }
+      );
+      expWithMods = JSON.parse(stdout);
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      if (!wasExpoConfigPluginsWarnPrinted) {
+        Log.warn(
+          `Failed to read the app config from the project using "npx expo config" command: ${err.message}.`
+        );
+        Log.warn('Falling back to the version of "@expo/config" shipped with the EAS CLI.');
+        wasExpoConfigPluginsWarnPrinted = true;
+      }
+      const { exp } = await getPrebuildConfigAsync(projectDir, { platforms: ['ios'] });
+      expWithMods = await compileModsAsync(exp, {
+        projectRoot: projectDir,
+        platforms: ['ios'],
+        introspect: true,
+        ignoreExistingNativeFiles: await hasIgnoredIosProjectAsync(projectDir, vcsClient),
+      });
+    }
     return expWithMods.ios?.entitlements ?? {};
   } finally {
     process.env = originalProcessEnv;
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/project/projectUtils.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/project/projectUtils.ts
index 82289feb21..18610c4bf7 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/project/projectUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/project/projectUtils.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ export function isExpoNotificationsInstalled(projectDir: string): boolean {
   return !!(packageJson.dependencies && 'expo-notifications' in packageJson.dependencies);
 }
 
+export function isExpoInstalled(projectDir: string): boolean {
+  const packageJson = getPackageJson(projectDir);
+  return !!(packageJson.dependencies && 'expo' in packageJson.dependencies);
+}
+
 export function isExpoUpdatesInstalledAsDevDependency(projectDir: string): boolean {
   const packageJson = getPackageJson(projectDir);
   return !!(packageJson.devDependencies && 'expo-updates' in packageJson.devDependencies);