diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index b72343d..6c4f7d9 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ resholve.mkDerivation rec {
     name = pname;
   };
 
+  # drop min version checks which are redundant when built with nix
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i "/_require_version bash/,+2d" direnvrc
+  '';
+
   installPhase = ''
     install -m400 -D direnvrc $out/share/${pname}/direnvrc
   '';