diff --git a/lib/template/version.rb b/lib/template/version.rb
index b984bc9..a41f1b0 100644
--- a/lib/template/version.rb
+++ b/lib/template/version.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 require_relative "../template"
 
-Template::Version = Gem::Version.new("0.7.2")
+Template::Version =
+  Gem::Version.new(File.read(File.expand_path("../../../VERSION", __FILE__)))
diff --git a/template-ruby.gemspec b/template-ruby.gemspec
index 034f6bf..abd2b9f 100644
--- a/template-ruby.gemspec
+++ b/template-ruby.gemspec
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "English"
-require_relative "lib/template/version"
-
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = "template-ruby"
-  s.version = ::Template::Version
+  s.version = File.read("VERSION").strip
   s.summary = "templating language"
   s.description = s.summary
   s.authors = ["Dorian Marié"]