diff --git a/lib/ransack.rb b/lib/ransack.rb
index db632efb..1a88b646 100644
--- a/lib/ransack.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class UntraversableAssociationError < StandardError; end
 require 'ransack/translate'
 require 'ransack/active_record'
 require 'ransack/context'
+require 'ransack/version'
 
 ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_controller) do
   require 'ransack/helpers'