diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
index 231592da..9044d7b6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Metamaps.panningInt = null;
 Metamaps.tempNode = null;
 Metamaps.tempInit = false;
 Metamaps.tempNode2 = null;
-Metamaps.VERSION = '<%= VERSION %>'
+Metamaps.VERSION = '<%= METAMAPS_VERSION %>'
 
 Metamaps.Settings = {
     embed: false, // indicates that the app is on a page that is optimized for embedding in iFrames on other web pages
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
index 461366c0..97e2dd29 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_lightboxes.html.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
             <div id="rightAboutParms">
                 <p>PRIVATE BETA</p>
-                <p><%= VERSION %></p>
+                <p><%= METAMAPS_VERSION %></p>
                 <p>Mar 26, 2016</p>
             </div>
             <div class="clearfloat">
diff --git a/config/initializers/version.rb b/config/initializers/version.rb
index 1870c09f..a04901a1 100644
--- a/config/initializers/version.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/version.rb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '2.8.4'
+METAMAPS_VERSION = '2.8.5'