diff --git a/.env-cmdrc b/.env-cmdrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59d3db357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env-cmdrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "version": {
+    "IN_VERSION_SCRIPT": "true"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 72b4d6976..c69d599d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     "lint": "eslint . --rulesdir eslint-internal-rules",
     "lint:fix": "eslint . --rulesdir eslint-internal-rules --fix",
     "tsc": "tsc",
-    "preversion": "npm test && npm run update && git add .",
-    "version": "npm run lint -- --fix && git add .",
+    "preversion": "npm test && git add .",
+    "version": "env-cmd -e version npm run update && npm run lint -- --fix && git add .",
     "update": "node ./tools/update.js",
     "docs:watch": "vuepress dev docs",
     "predocs:build": "npm run update",
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^3.0.2",
     "@vuepress/plugin-pwa": "^1.4.1",
     "babel-eslint": "^10.1.0",
+    "env-cmd": "^10.1.0",
     "eslint": "^7.0.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.11.0",
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin": "^2.2.1",
diff --git a/tools/update-docs.js b/tools/update-docs.js
index ce89c6d0d..50e77ad2e 100644
--- a/tools/update-docs.js
+++ b/tools/update-docs.js
@@ -67,12 +67,8 @@ function pickSince(content) {
       return since[1]
     }
   }
-  if (
-    process.env.npm_package_version &&
-    process.env.npm_package_version !== require('../package.json').version
-  ) {
-    // Maybe version script
-    return `v${process.env.npm_package_version}`
+  if (process.env.IN_VERSION_SCRIPT) {
+    return `v${require('../package.json').version}`
   }
   return null
 }