diff --git a/actioncable/lib/action_cable.rb b/actioncable/lib/action_cable.rb
index b0f605095dda1..33a13a833b6b9 100644
--- a/actioncable/lib/action_cable.rb
+++ b/actioncable/lib/action_cable.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   loader.ignore(
     "#{__dir__}/rails", # Contains generators, templates, docs, etc.
     "#{__dir__}/action_cable/gem_version.rb",
+    "#{__dir__}/action_cable/version.rb",
     "#{__dir__}/action_cable/deprecator.rb",
   )