diff --git a/city.gemspec b/city.gemspec
index 84ebef6..6492038 100644
--- a/city.gemspec
+++ b/city.gemspec
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-require 'yard'
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/lib/yard-cucumber"
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/lib/yard-cucumber/version"
 
 module CucumberInTheYARD
   def self.show_version_changes(version)
diff --git a/lib/yard-cucumber.rb b/lib/yard-cucumber.rb
index e184fb6..2d02000 100644
--- a/lib/yard-cucumber.rb
+++ b/lib/yard-cucumber.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 require 'gherkin/parser/parser'
 require 'gherkin/formatter/tag_count_formatter'
 
-
-module CucumberInTheYARD
-  VERSION = '2.2.1'
-end
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/yard-cucumber/version.rb"
 
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/yard/code_objects/cucumber/base.rb"
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/yard/code_objects/cucumber/namespace_object.rb"
diff --git a/lib/yard-cucumber/version.rb b/lib/yard-cucumber/version.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab695b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/yard-cucumber/version.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module CucumberInTheYARD
+  VERSION = '2.2.1'
+end
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