diff --git a/lib/generators/scenic/view/templates/db/migrate/update_view.erb b/lib/generators/scenic/view/templates/db/migrate/update_view.erb
index 7282edd5..f286af46 100644
--- a/lib/generators/scenic/view/templates/db/migrate/update_view.erb
+++ b/lib/generators/scenic/view/templates/db/migrate/update_view.erb
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ class <%= migration_class_name %> < <%= activerecord_migration_class %>
   def change
   <%- if materialized? -%>
     update_view <%= formatted_plural_name %>,
-      version: <%= version %>,
-      revert_to_version: <%= previous_version %>,
+      version: <%= definition.version %>,
+      revert_to_version: <%= previous_definition.version %>,
       materialized: <%= no_data? ? "{ no_data: true }" : true %>
   <%- else -%>
-    update_view <%= formatted_plural_name %>, version: <%= version %>, revert_to_version: <%= previous_version %>
+    update_view <%= formatted_plural_name %>,
+      version: <%= definition.version %>, 
+      revert_to_version: <%= previous_definition.version %>
   <%- end -%>
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/generators/scenic/view/view_generator.rb b/lib/generators/scenic/view/view_generator.rb
index 496035f8..28fce780 100644
--- a/lib/generators/scenic/view/view_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/scenic/view/view_generator.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require "rails/generators"
 require "rails/generators/active_record"
 require "generators/scenic/materializable"
+require "scenic/definition"
+require "scenic/definitions"
 
 module Scenic
   module Generators
@@ -11,8 +13,8 @@ class ViewGenerator < Rails::Generators::NamedBase
       source_root File.expand_path("templates", __dir__)
 
       def create_views_directory
-        unless views_directory_path.exist?
-          empty_directory(views_directory_path)
+        unless Scenic.configuration.definitions_path.exist?
+          empty_directory(Scenic.configuration.definitions_path)
         end
       end
 
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ def create_view_definition
         if creating_new_view?
           create_file definition.path
         else
-          copy_file previous_definition.full_path, definition.full_path
+          copy_file previous_definition.path, definition.path
         end
       end
 
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ def create_migration_file
             "db/migrate/create_#{plural_file_name}.rb",
           )
         else
+          version = definition.version
           migration_template(
             "db/migrate/update_view.erb",
             "db/migrate/update_#{plural_file_name}_to_version_#{version}.rb",
@@ -43,22 +46,11 @@ def self.next_migration_number(dir)
       end
 
       no_tasks do
-        def previous_version
-          @previous_version ||=
-            Dir.entries(views_directory_path)
-              .map { |name| version_regex.match(name).try(:[], "version").to_i }
-              .max
-        end
-
-        def version
-          @version ||= destroying? ? previous_version : previous_version.next
-        end
-
         def migration_class_name
           if creating_new_view?
             "Create#{class_name.tr('.', '').pluralize}"
           else
-            "Update#{class_name.pluralize}ToVersion#{version}"
+            "Update#{class_name.pluralize}ToVersion#{definition.version}"
           end
         end
 
@@ -79,24 +71,22 @@ def file_name
         super.tr(".", "_")
       end
 
-      def views_directory_path
-        @views_directory_path ||= Rails.root.join("db", "views")
-      end
-
-      def version_regex
-        /\A#{plural_file_name}_v(?<version>\d+)\.sql\z/
+      def definitions
+        @definitions ||= Scenic::Definitions.new(plural_file_name)
       end
 
       def creating_new_view?
-        previous_version.zero?
+        definitions.none?
       end
 
       def definition
+        previous_version = previous_definition.version
+        version = destroying? ? previous_version : previous_version.next
         Scenic::Definition.new(plural_file_name, version)
       end
 
       def previous_definition
-        Scenic::Definition.new(plural_file_name, previous_version)
+        definitions.max || Scenic::Definition.new(plural_file_name, 0)
       end
 
       def destroying?
@@ -120,7 +110,7 @@ def create_view_options
       end
 
       def destroying_initial_view?
-        destroying? && version == 1
+        destroying? && definition.version == 1
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/scenic.rb b/lib/scenic.rb
index 8adcb2ee..c1637ac0 100644
--- a/lib/scenic.rb
+++ b/lib/scenic.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require "scenic/configuration"
 require "scenic/adapters/postgres"
 require "scenic/command_recorder"
-require "scenic/definition"
 require "scenic/railtie"
 require "scenic/schema_dumper"
 require "scenic/statements"
diff --git a/lib/scenic/configuration.rb b/lib/scenic/configuration.rb
index aec067fa..f3408c4a 100644
--- a/lib/scenic/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/scenic/configuration.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require_relative "adapters/postgres"
+
 module Scenic
   class Configuration
     # The Scenic database adapter instance to use when executing SQL.
@@ -6,8 +8,15 @@ class Configuration
     # @return Scenic adapter
     attr_accessor :database
 
+    # The full path where is stored views definition sql files.
+    #
+    # Defaults to `Rails.root.join("db", "views")` an instance of {Pathname}
+    # @return the path
+    attr_accessor :definitions_path
+
     def initialize
-      @database = Scenic::Adapters::Postgres.new
+      self.database = Scenic::Adapters::Postgres.new
+      self.definitions_path = Rails.root.join("db", "views")
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/scenic/definition.rb b/lib/scenic/definition.rb
index dac137cd..50bc4f55 100644
--- a/lib/scenic/definition.rb
+++ b/lib/scenic/definition.rb
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
 module Scenic
   # @api private
   class Definition
+    include Comparable
+
+    attr_reader :name, :version
+
     def initialize(name, version)
       @name = name
       @version = version.to_i
     end
 
     def to_sql
-      File.read(full_path).tap do |content|
+      File.read(path).tap do |content|
         if content.empty?
           raise "Define view query in #{path} before migrating."
         end
       end
     end
 
-    def full_path
-      Rails.root.join(path)
-    end
-
     def path
-      File.join("db", "views", filename)
+      Scenic.configuration.definitions_path.join(filename)
     end
 
-    def version
-      @version.to_s.rjust(2, "0")
+    def <=>(other)
+      version <=> other.version
     end
 
     private
 
     def filename
-      "#{@name.to_s.tr('.', '_')}_v#{version}.sql"
+      "#{name.to_s.tr('.', '_')}_v#{version.to_s.rjust(2, '0')}.sql"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/scenic/definitions.rb b/lib/scenic/definitions.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79027b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/scenic/definitions.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+require_relative "definition"
+
+module Scenic
+  # @api private
+  class Definitions
+    include Enumerable
+
+    attr_reader :name, :views_directory_path
+
+    def initialize(name)
+      @name = name
+    end
+
+    def each
+      versions.each do |version|
+        yield Scenic::Definition.new(name, version)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def versions
+      @versions ||= Dir.entries(Scenic.configuration.definitions_path)
+        .map { |filename| /\A#{name}_v(?<version>\d+)\.sql\z/.match(filename) }
+        .compact
+        .map { |match| match["version"].to_i }
+        .sort
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def version_regex
+      /\A#{name}_v(?<version>\d+)\.sql\z/
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/scenic/statements.rb b/lib/scenic/statements.rb
index 84bf24b0..9989ead2 100644
--- a/lib/scenic/statements.rb
+++ b/lib/scenic/statements.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require_relative "definition"
 module Scenic
   # Methods that are made available in migrations for managing Scenic views.
   module Statements
diff --git a/spec/generators/scenic/view/view_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/scenic/view/view_generator_spec.rb
index cf4acd22..202ba9aa 100644
--- a/spec/generators/scenic/view/view_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/scenic/view/view_generator_spec.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
       allow(Dir).to receive(:entries).and_return(["aired_episodes_v01.sql"])
 
       run_generator ["aired_episode", "--materialized"]
+
       migration = migration_file(
         "db/migrate/update_aired_episodes_to_version_2.rb",
       )
diff --git a/spec/scenic/definition_spec.rb b/spec/scenic/definition_spec.rb
index fd1157b8..4b3d13ad 100644
--- a/spec/scenic/definition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/scenic/definition_spec.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module Scenic
 
     describe "path" do
       it "returns a sql file in db/views with padded version and view name" do
-        expected = "db/views/searches_v01.sql"
+        expected = Rails.root.join("db/views/searches_v01.sql")
 
         definition = Definition.new("searches", 1)
 
@@ -32,16 +32,9 @@ module Scenic
 
       it "handles schema qualified view names" do
         definition = Definition.new("non_public.searches", 1)
+        expected = Rails.root.join("db/views/non_public_searches_v01.sql")
 
-        expect(definition.path).to eq "db/views/non_public_searches_v01.sql"
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "full_path" do
-      it "joins the path with Rails.root" do
-        definition = Definition.new("searches", 15)
-
-        expect(definition.full_path).to eq Rails.root.join(definition.path)
+        expect(definition.path).to eq expected
       end
     end
 
@@ -49,13 +42,13 @@ module Scenic
       it "pads the version number with 0" do
         definition = Definition.new(:_, 1)
 
-        expect(definition.version).to eq "01"
+        expect(definition.version).to eq 1
       end
 
       it "doesn't pad more than 2 characters" do
         definition = Definition.new(:_, 15)
 
-        expect(definition.version).to eq "15"
+        expect(definition.version).to eq 15
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/support/generator_spec_setup.rb b/spec/support/generator_spec_setup.rb
index fdeaa9d1..4c62a2b1 100644
--- a/spec/support/generator_spec_setup.rb
+++ b/spec/support/generator_spec_setup.rb
@@ -4,11 +4,23 @@
 require "ammeter/init"
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
+  rails_root = Rails.root
+  fake_rails_root = Pathname.new(File.expand_path("../../tmp", __dir__))
+
   config.before(:example, :generator) do
-    fake_rails_root = File.expand_path("../../tmp", __dir__)
-    allow(Rails).to receive(:root).and_return(Pathname.new(fake_rails_root))
+    allow(Rails).to receive(:root).and_return(fake_rails_root)
 
-    destination fake_rails_root
+    destination fake_rails_root.to_s
     prepare_destination
+
+    Scenic.configure do |configuration|
+      configuration.definitions_path = fake_rails_root.join("db", "views")
+    end
+  end
+
+  config.after(:example, :generator) do
+    Scenic.configure do |configuration|
+      configuration.definitions_path = rails_root.join("db", "views")
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/view_definition_helpers.rb b/spec/support/view_definition_helpers.rb
index d1688bdf..47483305 100644
--- a/spec/support/view_definition_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/view_definition_helpers.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 module ViewDefinitionHelpers
   def with_view_definition(name, version, schema)
     definition = Scenic::Definition.new(name, version)
-    FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(definition.full_path))
-    File.open(definition.full_path, "w") { |f| f.write(schema) }
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(definition.path))
+    File.open(definition.path, "w") { |f| f.write(schema) }
     yield
   ensure
-    FileUtils.rm_f(definition.full_path)
+    FileUtils.rm_f(definition.path)
   end
 end