1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/version.rb b/version.rb
index ec878f9dcf..7d74b1bfe5 100644
--- a/version.rb
+++ b/version.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 module Rails
-  module VERSION #:nodoc:
-    MAJOR = 4
+  # 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 = 5
     MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "beta"
+    PRE   = "alpha"
 
-    STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
+    STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
 end