diff --git a/internal/taskfile/read/taskfile.go b/internal/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
index 5ee7e4e5..e6fd1bc7 100644
--- a/internal/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
+++ b/internal/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
@@ -63,14 +63,20 @@ func Taskfile(dir string, entrypoint string) (*taskfile.Taskfile, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	path = filepath.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("Taskfile_%s.yml", runtime.GOOS))
-	if _, err = os.Stat(path); err == nil {
-		osTaskfile, err := readTaskfile(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if err = taskfile.Merge(t, osTaskfile); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+	v, err := t.ParsedVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if v < 3.0 {
+		path = filepath.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("Taskfile_%s.yml", runtime.GOOS))
+		if _, err = os.Stat(path); err == nil {
+			osTaskfile, err := readTaskfile(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			if err = taskfile.Merge(t, osTaskfile); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/taskfile/taskfile.go b/internal/taskfile/taskfile.go
index fc6b1299..d9a17ac0 100644
--- a/internal/taskfile/taskfile.go
+++ b/internal/taskfile/taskfile.go
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package taskfile
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
 // Taskfile represents a Taskfile.yml
 type Taskfile struct {
 	Version    string
@@ -49,3 +54,12 @@ func (tf *Taskfile) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// ParsedVersion returns the version as a float64
+func (tf *Taskfile) ParsedVersion() (float64, error) {
+	v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(tf.Version, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf(`task: Could not parse taskfile version "%s": %v`, tf.Version, err)
+	}
+	return v, nil
+}
diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index f70f15b0..f5439138 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ func (e *Executor) Setup() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	v, err := e.parsedVersion()
+	v, err := e.Taskfile.ParsedVersion()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -246,14 +245,6 @@ func (e *Executor) Setup() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (e *Executor) parsedVersion() (float64, error) {
-	v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(e.Taskfile.Version, 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf(`task: Could not parse taskfile version "%s": %v`, e.Taskfile.Version, err)
-	}
-	return v, nil
-}
-
 // RunTask runs a task by its name
 func (e *Executor) RunTask(ctx context.Context, call taskfile.Call) error {
 	t, err := e.CompiledTask(call)
diff --git a/variables.go b/variables.go
index 569f56ed..dfab8764 100644
--- a/variables.go
+++ b/variables.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (e *Executor) CompiledTask(call taskfile.Call) (*taskfile.Task, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	v, err := e.parsedVersion()
+	v, err := e.Taskfile.ParsedVersion()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}