2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/build.sc b/build.sc
index de2a66cd..b95d46ac 100755
--- a/build.sc
+++ b/build.sc
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ def millBootstrap = T.sources(os.pwd / "mill")
 
 def launcher = T{
   val outputPath = T.ctx().dest / "mill"
-  val millBootstrapGrepPrefix = "DEFAULT_MILL_VERSION="
+  val millBootstrapGrepPrefix = "\nDEFAULT_MILL_VERSION="
   os.write(
     outputPath,
     os.read(millBootstrap().head.path)
diff --git a/mill b/mill
index a3c1664c..e4b3424f 100755
--- a/mill
+++ b/mill
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if [ -z "$MILL_VERSION" ] ; then
   if [ -f ".mill-version" ] ; then
     MILL_VERSION="$(head -n 1 .mill-version 2> /dev/null)"
   elif [ -f "mill" ] && [ "$BASH_SOURCE" != "mill" ] ; then
-    MILL_VERSION=$(grep -F "DEFAULT_MILL_VERSION=" "mill" | cut -c $cutCount-)
+    MILL_VERSION=$(grep -F "DEFAULT_MILL_VERSION=" "mill" | cut -d= -f2)
   else
     MILL_VERSION=$DEFAULT_MILL_VERSION
   fi