1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mill b/mill
index 0e6cfd2a..e4b3424f 100755
--- a/mill
+++ b/mill
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ set -e
 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 -d= -f2)
   else
     MILL_VERSION=$DEFAULT_MILL_VERSION
   fi