diff --git a/pkg/helmexec/exec.go b/pkg/helmexec/exec.go
index 59e18c6c..dd6edea7 100644
--- a/pkg/helmexec/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/helmexec/exec.go
@@ -141,7 +141,14 @@ func GetPluginVersion(name, pluginsDir string) (*semver.Version, error) {
 		}
 
 		for _, entry := range entries {
-			if !entry.IsDir() {
+			isDir := entry.IsDir()
+			if !isDir && entry.Type()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+				info, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, entry.Name()))
+				if err == nil {
+					isDir = info.IsDir()
+				}
+			}
+			if !isDir {
 				continue
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/helmexec/exec_test.go b/pkg/helmexec/exec_test.go
index 2be59612..27e609c4 100644
--- a/pkg/helmexec/exec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/helmexec/exec_test.go
@@ -1402,6 +1402,27 @@ func Test_GetPluginVersion_XDGPaths(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "plugin nonexistent-plugin not installed")
 }
 
+func Test_GetPluginVersion_Symlink(t *testing.T) {
+	// Simulate a nix/devbox environment where the plugin directory is a symlink
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Create a real plugin directory with plugin.yaml
+	realPluginDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "real", "helm-diff")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(realPluginDir, 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(realPluginDir, "plugin.yaml"), []byte(`name: "diff"
+version: "3.12.0"
+`), 0o644))
+
+	// Create a plugins directory where helm-diff is a symlink (like nix/devbox)
+	symlinkPluginsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "plugins")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(symlinkPluginsDir, 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.Symlink(realPluginDir, filepath.Join(symlinkPluginsDir, "helm-diff")))
+
+	version, err := GetPluginVersion("diff", symlinkPluginsDir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "3.12.0", version.String())
+}
+
 func Test_GetVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	helm2Runner := mockRunner{output: []byte("Client: v2.16.1+ge13bc94\n")}
 	helm, err := New("helm", HelmExecOptions{}, NewLogger(os.Stdout, "info"), "", "dev", &helm2Runner)