diff --git a/.envrc.local.example b/.envrc.local.example
index e81b9b39622..ca22110f487 100644
--- a/.envrc.local.example
+++ b/.envrc.local.example
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@
 
 # Enable providing NodeJS versions with `nvm`
 # use_nvm
+
+# Enable providing GHC versions with `ghcup`
+# use_ghcup
diff --git a/.ghcversion b/.ghcversion
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c85bebbd177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ghcversion
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+8.10.7