diff --git a/lib/compass/version.rb b/lib/compass/version.rb
index 62400105..f7eaa141 100644
--- a/lib/compass/version.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/version.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ module Compass
       require 'yaml'
       @version = YAML::load(File.read(scope('VERSION.yml')))
       @version[:teeny] = @version[:patch]
-      @version[:string] = "#{@version[:major]}.#{@version[:minor]}.#{@version[:patch]}"
+      @version[:string] = "#{@version[:major]}.#{@version[:minor]}"
+      @version[:string] << ".#{@version[:patch]}" if @version[:patch]
       @version[:string] << ".#{@version[:state]}" if @version[:state]
       @version[:string] << ".#{@version[:build]}" if @version[:build]
       if !ENV['OFFICIAL'] && r = revision