Rakefile in merb_datamapper-0.9.9 vs Rakefile in merb_datamapper-0.9.10

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 GEM_AUTHOR = "Jason Toy"
 GEM_EMAIL  = "[e-mail]"
 
 GEM_NAME    = "merb_datamapper"
 PKG_BUILD   = ENV['PKG_BUILD'] ? '.' + ENV['PKG_BUILD'] : ''
-GEM_VERSION = (Merb::VERSION rescue "0.9.9") + PKG_BUILD
+GEM_VERSION = Merb::VERSION + PKG_BUILD
 
 RELEASE_NAME    = "REL #{GEM_VERSION}"
 
 GEM_DEPENDENCIES = [["dm-core", ">=0.9.5"], ["dm-migrations", ">=0.9.5"], ["merb-core", "~> #{GEM_VERSION}"]]