diff --git a/lib/suspenders/version.rb b/lib/suspenders/version.rb
index 4cf6b0e20..6e673a879 100644
--- a/lib/suspenders/version.rb
+++ b/lib/suspenders/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require "pathname"
+
 module Suspenders
   RAILS_VERSION = "~> 7.0.0".freeze