diff --git a/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb b/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
index 83cb41c8d..4a1197cfa 100644
--- a/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
+++ b/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def has_paper_trail(options = {})
         attr_accessor self.version_association_name
 
         class_attribute :version_class_name
-        self.version_class_name = options[:class_name] || 'Version'
+        self.version_class_name = options[:class_name] || '::Version'
 
         class_attribute :paper_trail_options
         self.paper_trail_options = options.dup