diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/swagger/version.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/swagger/version.mustache
index 39357c0ed6d..5eeb6f427cc 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/swagger/version.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/swagger/version.mustache
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module Swagger
-  VERSION = "4.06.08"
+  VERSION = "{{appVersion}}"
 end
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/README.md b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/README.md
index 29a7ce844ce..86b17e06236 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/README.md
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/README.md
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ gem build swagger-client.gemspec
 Then you can either install the gem:
 
 ```shell
-gem install ./swagger-client-4.06.08.gem
+gem install ./swagger-client-1.0.0.gem
 ```
 
 or publish the gem to a gem server like [RubyGems](https://rubygems.org/).
 
 Finally add this to your Gemfile:
 
-    gem 'swagger-client', '~> 4.06.08'
+    gem 'swagger-client', '~> 1.0.0'
 
 ### Host as a git repository
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/swagger/version.rb b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/swagger/version.rb
index 39357c0ed6d..44cee61fa12 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/swagger/version.rb
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/swagger/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module Swagger
-  VERSION = "4.06.08"
+  VERSION = "1.0.0"
 end