diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 160e894e..fb97136d 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ MAKE = (/mswin/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM) ? 'nmake' : 'make'
 
 spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = GEM
-  s.version = props['version.major'] + '.' + props['version.minor'] + '.' + props['version.maint']
+#  s.version = props['version.major'] + '.' + props['version.minor'] + '.' + props['version.maint']
+#  '0.7.x' until the sigar-1.7.0 release
+  s.version = '0' + '.' + props['version.minor'] + '.' + '0'
   s.summary = props['project.summary']
   s.description = s.summary
   s.author = props['project.author']