diff --git a/lib/generators/rails_admin/install_generator.rb b/lib/generators/rails_admin/install_generator.rb
index 85f4e46c0d..6463144367 100644
--- a/lib/generators/rails_admin/install_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/rails_admin/install_generator.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'rails/generators'
+require 'rails_admin/version'
 require File.expand_path('utils', __dir__)
 
 module RailsAdmin