1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/version.rb b/version.rb
index 923cab4e2a..7d74b1bfe5 100644
--- a/version.rb
+++ b/version.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 module Rails
+  # Returns the version of the currently loaded Rails as a <tt>Gem::Version</tt>
+  def self.gem_version
+    Gem::Version.new VERSION::STRING
+  end
+
   module VERSION
-    MAJOR = 4
-    MINOR = 1
+    MAJOR = 5
+    MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "beta1"
+    PRE   = "alpha"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end