diff --git a/lib/rails3_serve_static_assets.rb b/lib/rails3_serve_static_assets.rb
index 52109a5..b38e473 100644
--- a/lib/rails3_serve_static_assets.rb
+++ b/lib/rails3_serve_static_assets.rb
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+require 'rails3_serve_static_assets/version'
 require 'rails3_serve_static_assets/railtie' if defined?(Rails)