--- a/lib/em-mongo.rb
+++ b/lib/em-mongo.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 module EM::Mongo
 
   module Version
-    STRING = File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../VERSION')
+    STRING = File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/em-mongo/VERSION')
     MAJOR, MINOR, TINY = STRING.split('.')
   end