diff --git a/.envrc.recommended b/.envrc.recommended
index bc17be32a..40ba7f241 100644
--- a/.envrc.recommended
+++ b/.envrc.recommended
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # To use: echo "source_env .envrc.recommended" >> .envrc
 
 if has nix; then
+
+  if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.3.0; then
+    source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.3.0/direnvrc" "sha256-Dmd+j63L84wuzgyjITIfSxSD57Tx7v51DMxVZOsiUD8="
+  fi
+
   use flake
 fi