1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/version.rb b/railties/lib/rails/version.rb
index 79313c936a..df351c4238 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/version.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/version.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-module Rails
-  module VERSION
-    MAJOR = 4
-    MINOR = 2
-    TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "alpha"
+require_relative 'gem_version'
 
-    STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
+module Rails
+  # Returns the version of the currently loaded Rails as a string.
+  def self.version
+    VERSION::STRING
   end
 end