# parse $line to see if it's a $VERSION declaration
my( $vers_sig, $vers_fullname, $vers_pkg ) =
- $self->_parse_version_expression( $line );
+ ($line =~ /VERSION/)
+ ? $self->_parse_version_expression( $line )
+ : ();
if ( $line =~ $PKG_REGEXP ) {
$pkg = $1;