diff --git a/makeParaView b/makeParaView
index 951ee99..a9f61b3 100755
--- a/makeParaView
+++ b/makeParaView
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@
 #     - place the paraview source under $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/ParaView-VERSION
 #       (note capitalisation)
 #
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Get ParaView_DIR location from OpenFOAM config file
+. $WM_PROJECT_DIR/etc/config.sh/functions
+_foamSource $($WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config.sh/paraview)
+
+# Determine ParaView_VERSION from ParaView_DIR location:
+ParaView_VERSION="${ParaView_DIR##*/}"; export ParaView_VERSION
+: ${ParaView_VERSION##*-}
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Run from third-party directory only
 cd ${0%/*} || exit 1
@@ -82,6 +91,7 @@ withGL2=auto
 Script=${0##*/}
 
 usage() {
+    : ${ParaView_VERSION:=none} # some dummy value for usage information
     exec 1>&2
     while [ "$#" -ge 1 ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done
     cat<<USAGE
@@ -133,6 +143,8 @@ For example,
 
     ./makeParaview 4.4.0
 
+Or change the \$WM_PROJECT_DIR/etc/config.sh/paraview settings.
+
 USAGE
     exit 1
 }
diff --git a/makeParaView3 b/makeParaView3
index 0c927b7..b310854 100755
--- a/makeParaView3
+++ b/makeParaView3
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@
 #     - place the paraview source under $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/ParaView-VERSION
 #       (note capitalisation)
 #
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Get ParaView_DIR location from OpenFOAM config file
+. $WM_PROJECT_DIR/etc/config.sh/functions
+_foamSource $($WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile config.sh/paraview)
+
+# Determine ParaView_VERSION from ParaView_DIR location:
+ParaView_VERSION="${ParaView_DIR##*/}"; export ParaView_VERSION
+: ${ParaView_VERSION##*-}
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Run from third-party directory only
 cd ${0%/*} || exit 1
@@ -78,6 +87,7 @@ CMAKE_PATH=""
 Script=${0##*/}
 
 usage() {
+    : ${ParaView_VERSION:=none} # some dummy value for usage information
     exec 1>&2
     while [ "$#" -ge 1 ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done
     cat<<USAGE
@@ -126,6 +136,8 @@ For example,
 
     ./makeParaview 3.14.1
 
+Or change the \$WM_PROJECT_DIR/etc/config.sh/paraview settings.
+
 USAGE
     exit 1
 }