1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/version.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/version.rb
index 8a8f8f946d..fe03984546 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/version.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/version.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-module ActiveSupport
-  module VERSION #:nodoc:
-    MAJOR = 4
-    MINOR = 0
-    TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "beta"
+require_relative 'gem_version'
 
-    STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
+module ActiveSupport
+  # Returns the version of the currently loaded ActiveSupport as a <tt>Gem::Version</tt>
+  def self.version
+    gem_version
   end
 end