Don't use version file.

compass.gemspec

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gemspec|
   gemspec.add_dependency 'chunky_png', '~> 1.2'
   gemspec.add_dependency 'fssm', '>= 0.2.7'
 
-  gemspec.files = %w(README.markdown LICENSE.markdown VERSION.yml Rakefile)
+  gemspec.files = %w(README.markdown LICENSE.markdown Rakefile)
   gemspec.files += Dir.glob("bin/*")
   gemspec.files += Dir.glob("examples/**/*.*")
   gemspec.files -= Dir.glob("examples/**/*.css")

doc-src/content/help/tutorials/contributing.markdown

@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Getting recent changes from the main repo:
    command line that uses the local changes you have made. You can add `/path/to/compass/bin`
    to your `$PATH`, or refer to it directly.
 2. Build and install a gem:
-   1. Edit VERSION.yml and add a build indicator like so (**Do not commit this change**):
+   1. Edit `lib/compass/version.rb` and add a build indicator like so (**Do not commit this change**):
 
           ---
           :major: 0

lib/compass/version.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 module Compass
   module Version
+    VERSION_DETAILS = {
+      :major => 0,
+      :minor => 12,
+      :build => 6,
+      :name => "Alnilam"
+    }
+
     # Returns a hash representing the version.
     # The :major, :minor, and :teeny keys have their respective numbers.
     # The :string key contains a human-readable string representation of the version.
@@ -21,8 +28,7 @@ def scope(file) # :nodoc:
     end
 
     def read_version
-      require 'yaml'
-      @version = YAML::load(File.read(scope('VERSION.yml')))
+      @version = VERSION_DETAILS.dup
       @version[:teeny]  = @version[:patch]
       @version[:string] = "#{@version[:major]}.#{@version[:minor]}"
       @version[:string] << ".#{@version[:patch]}" if @version[:patch]
@@ -45,6 +51,8 @@ def revision_from_git
           `git rev-parse HEAD`
         end
       end
+    rescue
+      nil
     end
 
   end