diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c296968..928ae7f 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ begin
     gemspec.extra_rdoc_files = %w( README.md LICENSE THANKS.md )
     gemspec.files = %w( LICENSE README.md Rakefile THANKS.md history.txt couchrest.gemspec) + Dir["{examples,lib,spec,utils}/**/*"] - Dir["spec/tmp"]
     gemspec.has_rdoc = true
-    gemspec.add_dependency("couchrest", ">= 1.0.0.beta")
+    gemspec.add_dependency("couchrest", ">= 1.0.0.beta1")
     gemspec.add_dependency("mime-types", ">= 1.15")
     gemspec.add_dependency("activesupport", ">= 2.3.5")
     gemspec.version = CouchRest::ExtendedDocument::VERSION
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 4214618..f143d73 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   * Fixed issue with active_support in Rails3 and text in README for JSON.
   * Refactoring of properties, added read_attribute and write_attribute methods.
   * Now possible to send anything to update_attribtues method. Invalid or readonly attributes will be ignored.
+  * Updating to use couchrest_inheritable_attributes to avoid possible Rails conflicts 
 
 * Major enhancements
   * Added support for anonymous CastedModels defined in Documents
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/extended_document.rb b/lib/couchrest/extended_document.rb
index 2aaf63d..e04d7f6 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/extended_document.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/extended_document.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module CouchRest
   # Same as CouchRest::Document but with properties and validations
   class ExtendedDocument < Document
 
-    VERSION = "1.0.0.beta5"
+    VERSION = "1.0.0.beta6"
 
     include CouchRest::Mixins::Callbacks
     include CouchRest::Mixins::DocumentQueries    
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/mixins/callbacks.rb b/lib/couchrest/mixins/callbacks.rb
index 989fe25..4b7899a 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/mixins/callbacks.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/mixins/callbacks.rb
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ def clone(klass)
       end
 
       module ClassMethods
+        extend CouchRest::InheritableAttributes
+
         #CHAINS = {:before => :before, :around => :before, :after => :after}
 
         # Make the _run_save_callbacks method. The generated method takes
@@ -497,9 +499,9 @@ def skip_callback(name, *filters, &block)
         def define_callbacks(*symbols)
           terminator = symbols.pop if symbols.last.is_a?(String)
           symbols.each do |symbol|
-            extlib_inheritable_accessor("_#{symbol}_terminator") { terminator }
+            couchrest_inheritable_accessor("_#{symbol}_terminator") { terminator }
 
-            extlib_inheritable_accessor("_#{symbol}_callback") do
+            couchrest_inheritable_accessor("_#{symbol}_callback") do
               CallbackChain.new(symbol)
             end
 
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/mixins/properties.rb b/lib/couchrest/mixins/properties.rb
index 44fd1cf..e636231 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/mixins/properties.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/mixins/properties.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ class IncludeError < StandardError; end
       
       def self.included(base)
         base.class_eval <<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-            extlib_inheritable_accessor(:properties) unless self.respond_to?(:properties)
+            extend CouchRest::InheritableAttributes
+            couchrest_inheritable_accessor(:properties) unless self.respond_to?(:properties)
             self.properties ||= []
         EOS
         base.extend(ClassMethods)
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/validation.rb b/lib/couchrest/validation.rb
index b0b7604..06f7058 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/validation.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/validation.rb
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ module CouchRest
   module Validation
     
     def self.included(base)
-      base.extlib_inheritable_accessor(:auto_validation)
       base.class_eval <<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
+          extend CouchRest::InheritableAttributes
+          couchrest_inheritable_accessor(:auto_validation)
+
           # Callbacks
           define_callbacks :validate