# Rails::VERSION::STRING shows 1.1.6, but 1.2.1 expected **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 4, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-string-shows-1-1-6-but-1-2-1-expected/84446 "2007-02-04T18:52:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeanluca)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-string-shows-1-1-6-but-1-2-1-expected/84446/1 "2007-02-04T18:52:29Z")
Hi All I’ve written an application using rails 1.1.8 or 1.1.6 (I’m not really sure) Anyway, I’ve updated rails to 1.2.1, like `gem update rails --include-depedencies` Now when I create a new project like`rails newProject` and I start the scripts/console and type`Rails::VERSION::STRING` I get 1.2.1 So far so good. However, when I put all my self-written stuff inside this new project, and I repeat the exercise I get the following version number: 1.1.6 Any suggestions how this is possible, and how to solve this ? Thnx a lot LuCa ---
**Author:** ![jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeanluca)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-string-shows-1-1-6-but-1-2-1-expected/84446/2 "2007-02-04T19:14:55Z")
I noticed that the version is hard-coded inside config/environment.rb Can I just change RAILS\_GEM\_VERSION = ‘1.1.6’ to RAILS\_GEM\_VERSION = ‘1.2.1’ or is that a bad idea ? LuCa ---
**Author:** ![jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeanluca)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-string-shows-1-1-6-but-1-2-1-expected/84446/3 "2007-02-04T19:18:03Z")
Luca S. wrote: > I’ve written an application using rails 1.1.8 or 1.1.6 (I’m not really > sure) > Anyway, I’ve updated rails to 1.2.1, like `gem update rails > --include-depedencies` > [SNIP] > So far so good. However, when I put all my self-written stuff inside > this new project, and I repeat the exercise I get the following version > number: 1.1.6 gem update rails simply installs the most recent gems on your system. For your application to use those gems, you need to modify which version to load in config/environment.rb. – Jakob S. - [http://mentalized.net](http://mentalized.net) ---
**Author:** ![jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeanluca)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-string-shows-1-1-6-but-1-2-1-expected/84446/4 "2007-02-04T19:20:12Z")
[http://blog.kogent.net/2007/01/18/rails-12-released-gems-pushed-life-is-good/](http://blog.kogent.net/2007/01/18/rails-12-released-gems-pushed-life-is-good/) ---
**Author:** ![jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeanluca)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-string-shows-1-1-6-but-1-2-1-expected/84446/5 "2007-02-04T20:27:11Z")
On that topic, is there some sort of general way to keep all the files in script/ and config/ up to date with the rails version? ---
**Author:** ![jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeanluca)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 4:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-string-shows-1-1-6-but-1-2-1-expected/84446/6 "2007-02-05T04:09:49Z")
I ran into this problem a few weeks ago. If I ran ruby script\about I got 1.1.6 and running rails -v was 1.2.1. Or was it the other way around? Anyway, I was sure the update was correct. Another poster told me when the app is generated it hardcodes the original version you installed. Just change it in environment.rb and it’ll match.