diff --git a/lib/version.rb b/lib/rice/version.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/version.rb
rename to lib/rice/version.rb
diff --git a/rice.gemspec b/rice.gemspec
index 8e6b1f4b..5258682f 100644
--- a/rice.gemspec
+++ b/rice.gemspec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 $:.unshift File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))
-require 'lib/version'
+require 'lib/rice/version'
 
 $spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = 'rice'