1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/arel.rb b/lib/arel.rb
index 6c9f51d03a..32fc8d9bc0 100644
--- a/lib/arel.rb
+++ b/lib/arel.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'arel/crud'
+require 'arel/factory_methods'
 
 require 'arel/expressions'
 require 'arel/predications'
@@ -29,11 +30,15 @@ require 'arel/sql_literal'
 ####
 
 module Arel
-  VERSION = '2.0.6'
+  VERSION = '2.0.7.beta'
 
   def self.sql raw_sql
     Arel::Nodes::SqlLiteral.new raw_sql
   end
+
+  def self.star
+    sql '*'
+  end
   ## Convenience Alias
   Node = Arel::Nodes::Node
 end