diff --git a/lib/jekyll/theme.rb b/lib/jekyll/theme.rb
index 4965679b..0357a49e 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/theme.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/theme.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module Jekyll
   class Theme
+    extend Forwardable
     attr_reader :name
+    def_delegator :gemspec, :version, :version
 
     def initialize(name)
       @name = name.downcase.strip
@@ -10,10 +12,6 @@ module Jekyll
       @root ||= gemspec.full_gem_path
     end
 
-    def version
-      gemspec.version
-    end
-
     def assets_path
       path_for :assets
     end