diff --git a/omniauth/omniauth.gemspec b/omniauth/omniauth.gemspec
index 62dabbc..2ca2809 100644
--- a/omniauth/omniauth.gemspec
+++ b/omniauth/omniauth.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version = File.open(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../VERSION', 'r').read.strip
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.name = "omniauth"
-  gem.version = File.open(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/VERSION', 'r').read.strip
+  gem.version = version
   gem.summary = %Q{Rack middleware for standardized multi-provider authentication.}
   gem.description = %Q{OmniAuth is an authentication framework that that separates the concept of authentiation from the concept of identity, providing simple hooks for any application to have one or multiple authentication providers for a user.}
   gem.email = "michael@intridea.com"