diff --git a/bin/miaou-bash b/bin/miaou-bash
index c8e08c7..1302bb8 100755
--- a/bin/miaou-bash
+++ b/bin/miaou-bash
@@ -612,7 +612,11 @@ function usage {
 }
 
 function version {
-  cat "${MIAOU_BASH_DIR:-/opt/miaou-bash}/.semver_git_tag"
+  if [[ -f /var/lib/miaou-bash/semver_current ]]; then
+    cat /var/lib/miaou-bash/semver_current
+  else
+    cat "${MIAOU_BASH_DIR}/.semver_git_tag"
+  fi
 }
 
 function parse_options {
diff --git a/etc/profile.d/20-miaou-bash.sh b/etc/profile.d/20-miaou-bash.sh
index 9fa9839..0e541de 100644
--- a/etc/profile.d/20-miaou-bash.sh
+++ b/etc/profile.d/20-miaou-bash.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,12 @@
 MIAOU_BASH_DIR=/opt/miaou-bash
 export MIAOU_BASH_DIR
+
+# useful when MIAOU_BASH_MODE=hosted/containerized
+if [[ -f /var/lib/miaou-bash/semver_current ]]; then
+  container_version=$(</var/lib/miaou-bash/semver_current)
+  host_version=$(<"$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/.semver_git_tag)
+  if [[ "$container_version" != "$host_version" ]]; then
+    echo "initiate new version: $host_version (CTRL+C to bypass)"
+    sudo miaou-bash "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/lib/initiate.bash
+  fi
+fi