diff --git a/.gem-release.yml b/.gem-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..802b8312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gem-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bump:
+  file: 'lib/spree_gateway/version.rb'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spree_gateway/version.rb b/lib/spree_gateway/version.rb
index 6109e013..f9f82143 100644
--- a/lib/spree_gateway/version.rb
+++ b/lib/spree_gateway/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module SpreeGateway
-  def self.version
-    '3.10.0'
+  VERSION = '3.10'.freeze
+
+  def gem_version
+    Gem::Version.new(VERSION)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spree_gateway.gemspec b/spree_gateway.gemspec
index 4dcab1ae..c05732b0 100644
--- a/spree_gateway.gemspec
+++ b/spree_gateway.gemspec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require 'spree_gateway/version'
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.platform    = Gem::Platform::RUBY
   s.name        = 'spree_gateway'
-  s.version     = SpreeGateway.version
+  s.version     = SpreeGateway::VERSION
   s.summary     = 'Collection of Payment Gateways for Spree Commerce such as Stripe, Braintree, etc.'
   s.description = s.summary