use try catch

src/main/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/internal/AppVersion.java

 package gov.usgs.earthquake.nshmp.internal;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-
 public interface AppVersion {
 
-  public VersionInfo getVersionInfo() throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException;
+  public VersionInfo getVersionInfo();
 
   public static class VersionInfo {
     public String branchName;

src/main/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/internal/LibVersion.java

 package gov.usgs.earthquake.nshmp.internal;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-
 import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
 import com.google.common.io.Resources;
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 
 public class LibVersion implements AppVersion {
 
-  public VersionInfo getVersionInfo() throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException {
-    var resource = Resources.getResource("version.json");
-    return new Gson().fromJson(
-        Resources.toString(resource, Charsets.UTF_8),
-        VersionInfo.class);
+  public VersionInfo getVersionInfo() {
+    try {
+      var resource = Resources.getResource("version.json");
+      return new Gson().fromJson(
+          Resources.toString(resource, Charsets.UTF_8),
+          VersionInfo.class);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage());
+    }
   }
 }