diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d34b5c..94f9858 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 - Added a `dist-url` config setting, allowing the download host to be customized.
 
+#### 🐞 Fixes
+
+- Fixed `.nvmrc` and `.node-version` parsing when they contain comments.
+
 ## 0.10.1
 
 #### 🚀 Updates
diff --git a/crates/node/src/proto.rs b/crates/node/src/proto.rs
index dc24bd1..658dab1 100644
--- a/crates/node/src/proto.rs
+++ b/crates/node/src/proto.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,16 @@ pub fn parse_version_file(
             }
         }
     } else {
-        version = Some(UnresolvedVersionSpec::parse(input.content)?);
+        for line in input.content.lines() {
+            let line = line.trim();
+
+            if line.is_empty() || line.starts_with('#') {
+                continue;
+            } else {
+                version = Some(UnresolvedVersionSpec::parse(line)?);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     Ok(Json(ParseVersionFileOutput { version }))
diff --git a/crates/node/tests/versions_test.rs b/crates/node/tests/versions_test.rs
index 92b6aab..dfc5710 100644
--- a/crates/node/tests/versions_test.rs
+++ b/crates/node/tests/versions_test.rs
@@ -80,3 +80,67 @@ fn parses_volta() {
         }
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn parses_nvmrc() {
+    let sandbox = create_empty_proto_sandbox();
+    let plugin = sandbox.create_plugin("node-test");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        plugin.parse_version_file(ParseVersionFileInput {
+            content: "~20".into(),
+            file: ".nvmrc".into(),
+        }),
+        ParseVersionFileOutput {
+            version: Some(UnresolvedVersionSpec::parse("~20").unwrap()),
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn parses_nvmrc_with_comment() {
+    let sandbox = create_empty_proto_sandbox();
+    let plugin = sandbox.create_plugin("node-test");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        plugin.parse_version_file(ParseVersionFileInput {
+            content: "# comment\n^20.1".into(),
+            file: ".nvmrc".into(),
+        }),
+        ParseVersionFileOutput {
+            version: Some(UnresolvedVersionSpec::parse("^20.1").unwrap()),
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn parses_node_version() {
+    let sandbox = create_empty_proto_sandbox();
+    let plugin = sandbox.create_plugin("node-test");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        plugin.parse_version_file(ParseVersionFileInput {
+            content: "~20".into(),
+            file: ".node-version".into(),
+        }),
+        ParseVersionFileOutput {
+            version: Some(UnresolvedVersionSpec::parse("~20").unwrap()),
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn parses_node_version_with_comment() {
+    let sandbox = create_empty_proto_sandbox();
+    let plugin = sandbox.create_plugin("node-test");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        plugin.parse_version_file(ParseVersionFileInput {
+            content: "# comment\n^20.1".into(),
+            file: ".node-version".into(),
+        }),
+        ParseVersionFileOutput {
+            version: Some(UnresolvedVersionSpec::parse("^20.1").unwrap()),
+        }
+    );
+}