diff --git a/lib/vmfloaty.rb b/lib/vmfloaty.rb
index 2c6e3ee..ca9c7de 100644
--- a/lib/vmfloaty.rb
+++ b/lib/vmfloaty.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ require 'commander'
 require 'yaml'
 require 'vmfloaty/auth'
 require 'vmfloaty/pooler'
+require 'vmfloaty/version'
 
 class Vmfloaty
   include Commander::Methods
 
   def run
-    program :version, '0.2.5'
+    program :version, Version.get
     program :description, 'A CLI helper tool for Puppet Labs vmpooler to help you stay afloat'
 
     config = read_config
diff --git a/lib/vmfloaty/version.rb b/lib/vmfloaty/version.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e021a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vmfloaty/version.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+class Version
+  @version = '0.2.6'
+
+  def self.get
+    @version
+  end
+end
diff --git a/vmfloaty.gemspec b/vmfloaty.gemspec
index 28d1a84..c2aebe9 100644
--- a/vmfloaty.gemspec
+++ b/vmfloaty.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = 'vmfloaty'
-  s.version = '0.2.5'
+  s.version = '0.2.6'
   s.authors = ['Brian Cain']
   s.email = ['brian.cain@puppetlabs.com']
   s.license = 'Apache'