diff --git a/awesome_print.gemspec b/awesome_print.gemspec
index a00b20d..6cdd2f5 100644
--- a/awesome_print.gemspec
+++ b/awesome_print.gemspec
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 require "rake"
 
+require 'awesome_print/version'
+
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "awesome_print"
-  s.version     = "1.6.2"
+  s.version     = AwesomePrint.version
 # s.platform    = Gem::Platform::RUBY
   s.authors     = "Michael Dvorkin"
   s.date        = Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
diff --git a/lib/awesome_print/version.rb b/lib/awesome_print/version.rb
index 7bb69fc..9c7a37d 100644
--- a/lib/awesome_print/version.rb
+++ b/lib/awesome_print/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module AwesomePrint
   def self.version
-    '1.6.2'
+    '2.0.0.beta'
   end
 end