diff --git a/libexec/rbenv-version-file-read b/libexec/rbenv-version-file-read
index 5bd293de..a7b02c0d 100755
--- a/libexec/rbenv-version-file-read
+++ b/libexec/rbenv-version-file-read
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if [ -e "$VERSION_FILE" ]; then
       echo "$version"
       break
     fi
-  done < "$VERSION_FILE"
+  done < <( cat "$VERSION_FILE" && echo )
 else
   exit 1
 fi