diff --git a/ext/v8/extconf.rb b/ext/v8/extconf.rb
index d247c4ae..b9367235 100755
--- a/ext/v8/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/v8/extconf.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 require 'mkmf'
 require 'set'
-require 'libv8'
+begin
+  require 'libv8'
+rescue LoadError
+  require 'rubygems'
+  require 'libv8'
+end
 
 puts "Compiling The Ruby Racer..."
 
diff --git a/lib/v8/cli.rb b/lib/v8/cli.rb
index 4e1dd415..af69280a 100644
--- a/lib/v8/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/v8/cli.rb
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ def self.run(exename = 'v8', args = [])
         exit(1)
       end
       if options.version_info
+        require 'libv8'
         puts "The Ruby Racer #{V8::VERSION}"
-        puts "V8 Version 2.3.3"
+        puts "V8 Version #{Libv8::V8_VERSION}"
         exit
       elsif options.selftest
         self.test        
diff --git a/therubyracer.gemspec b/therubyracer.gemspec
index 98d68e6d..593b2153 100644
--- a/therubyracer.gemspec
+++ b/therubyracer.gemspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.extensions = ["ext/v8/extconf.rb"]
   s.require_paths = ["lib", "ext"]
 
-  s.add_dependency "libv8", "~> 3.3.8.2"
+  s.add_dependency "libv8", "~> 3.3.10"
 
   s.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 0.8.7"
   s.add_development_dependency "rspec", ">= 2.0.0"