diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 9513aa9..d508c2f 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ sh $ mill --disable-ticker version
 {mill-version}
 ----
 
+* else if there is a file `.config/mill-version`, it's content will be used as mill version.
+
 * The latest mill release available from the Github release pages will be used.
 
 * The values of the `DEFAULT_MILL_VERSION` variable inside the script will be used.
diff --git a/millw b/millw
index 62e5e18..36e0ba8 100755
--- a/millw
+++ b/millw
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ fi
 if [ -z "${MILL_VERSION}" ] ; then
   if [ -f ".mill-version" ] ; then
     MILL_VERSION="$(head -n 1 .mill-version 2> /dev/null)"
+  elif [ -f ".config/mill-version" ] ; then
+    MILL_VERSION="$(head -n 1 .config/mill-version 2> /dev/null)"
   fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/millw.bat b/millw.bat
index 2ea5c03..b5e9edc 100644
--- a/millw.bat
+++ b/millw.bat
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ if [!MILL_VERSION!]==[] (
   if exist .mill-version (
       set /p MILL_VERSION=<.mill-version
   )
+  else (
+    if exist .config\mill-version (
+      set /p MILL_VERSION=<.config\mill-version
+    )
+  )
 )
 
 if [!MILL_VERSION!]==[] (