diff --git a/libexec/pyenv-version-file-read b/libexec/pyenv-version-file-read
index d3325646..b5ec2c81 100755
--- a/libexec/pyenv-version-file-read
+++ b/libexec/pyenv-version-file-read
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ VERSION_FILE="$1"
 if [ -e "$VERSION_FILE" ]; then
   # Read the first non-whitespace word from the specified version file.
   # Be careful not to load it whole in case there's something crazy in it.
+  IFS="${IFS}"$'\r'
   words=( $(cut -b 1-1024 "$VERSION_FILE") )
   versions=("${words[@]}")
 
   if [ -n "$versions" ]; then
     OLDIFS="$IFS"
-    { IFS=:
-      echo "${versions[*]}"
-    }
+    IFS=:
+    echo "${versions[*]}"
     IFS="$OLDIFS"
     exit
   fi
diff --git a/test/version-file-read.bats b/test/version-file-read.bats
index 851505d2..7b08ece3 100644
--- a/test/version-file-read.bats
+++ b/test/version-file-read.bats
@@ -24,39 +24,39 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 @test "reads simple version file" {
-  cat > my-version <<<"3.3.3"
+  cat > my-version <<<"3.3.5"
   run pyenv-version-file-read my-version
-  assert_success "3.3.3"
+  assert_success "3.3.5"
 }
 
 @test "ignores leading spaces" {
-  cat > my-version <<<"  3.3.3"
+  cat > my-version <<<"  3.3.5"
   run pyenv-version-file-read my-version
-  assert_success "3.3.3"
+  assert_success "3.3.5"
 }
 
 @test "reads only the first word from file" {
-  cat > my-version <<<"3.3.3-p194@tag 2.7.6 hi"
+  cat > my-version <<<"3.3.5 2.7.6 hi"
   run pyenv-version-file-read my-version
-  assert_success "3.3.3-p194@tag:2.7.6:hi"
+  assert_success "3.3.5:2.7.6:hi"
 }
 
 @test "loads only the first line in file" {
   cat > my-version <<IN
 2.7.6 one
-3.3.3 two
+3.3.5 two
 IN
   run pyenv-version-file-read my-version
-  assert_success "2.7.6:one:3.3.3:two"
+  assert_success "2.7.6:one:3.3.5:two"
 }
 
 @test "ignores leading blank lines" {
   cat > my-version <<IN
 
-3.3.3
+3.3.5
 IN
   run pyenv-version-file-read my-version
-  assert_success "3.3.3"
+  assert_success "3.3.5"
 }
 
 @test "handles the file with no trailing newline" {
@@ -64,3 +64,9 @@ IN
   run pyenv-version-file-read my-version
   assert_success "2.7.6"
 }
+
+@test "ignores carriage returns" {
+  cat > my-version <<< $'3.3.5\r'
+  run pyenv-version-file-read my-version
+  assert_success "3.3.5"
+}