diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support.rb
index ba91e8bba3931..d2a845db3a18d 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ module ActiveSupport
   autoload :FileUpdateChecker
   autoload :LogSubscriber
   autoload :Notifications
+  autoload :VERSION
 
   # TODO: Narrow this list down
   eager_autoload do