diff --git a/packages/babel-register/src/cache.js b/packages/babel-register/src/cache.js
index 204ac04019..73c8adf5cb 100644
--- a/packages/babel-register/src/cache.js
+++ b/packages/babel-register/src/cache.js
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs";
 import { sync as mkdirpSync } from "mkdirp";
 import homeOrTmp from "home-or-tmp";
+import * as babel from "babel-core";
 
-const FILENAME: string = process.env.BABEL_CACHE_PATH || path.join(homeOrTmp, ".babel.json");
+const DEFAULT_FILENAME = path.join(homeOrTmp, `.babel.${babel.version}.${babel.getEnv()}.json`);
+const FILENAME: string = process.env.BABEL_CACHE_PATH || DEFAULT_FILENAME;
 let data: Object = {};
 
 /**