diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 386f79e3..42aa4910 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ require 'bundler'
 Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
 
 def sources
-  dependencies = JSON.parse(File.read('src/SourcesList.json')).collect {|f| "src/core/#{f}"}
-  dependencies + Dir.glob('src/core/*.js').reject {|f| dependencies.include?(f)}.sort
+  dependencies = JSON.parse(File.read('./src/SourcesList.json')).collect {|f| "./src/core/#{f}"}
+  dependencies + Dir.glob('./src/core/*.js').reject {|f| dependencies.include?(f)}.sort
 end
 
 def html_sources
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def html_sources
 end
 
 def version_hash
-  @version ||= JSON.parse(File.new("src/core/version.json").read)
+  @version ||= JSON.parse(File.new("./src/core/version.json").read)
 end
 
 def substitute_version(filename)
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ task :spec => ["jasmine:build", "spec:node", "spec:browser"]
 
 namespace :spec do
   desc 'Run specs in Node.js'
-  task :node do
-    raise "Node is required to run all jasmine specs" unless system("node spec/node_suite.js")
+  task :node => "jasmine:require_node" do
+    system("node spec/node_suite.js")
   end
 
   desc "Run specs in the default browser (MacOS only)"
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ end
 
 namespace :jasmine do
 
+  task :require_node do
+    raise "Node.js is required" if `which node` == ''
+  end
+
+
   desc 'Prepares for distribution'
   task :dist => ['jasmine:build',
     'jasmine:doc',
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ namespace :jasmine do
     'jasmine:fill_index_downloads']
 
   desc 'Check jasmine sources for coding problems'
-  task :lint do
+  task :lint => "jasmine:require_node" do
     puts "Running JSHint via Node.js"
     system("node jshint/run.js") || exit(1)
   end
@@ -72,7 +77,8 @@ jasmine.version_= {
   "major": #{version['major'].to_json},
   "minor": #{version['minor'].to_json},
   "build": #{version['build'].to_json},
-  "revision": #{Time.now.to_i}
+  "revision": #{Time.now.to_i},
+  "release_candidate": #{version['release_candidate'].to_json}
 };
       }
     end
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ jasmine.version_= {
     FileUtils.rm_r "pages/jsdoc", :force => true
 
     JsdocHelper::Rake::Task.new(:lambda_jsdoc) do |t|
-      t[:files] = jasmine_sources << html_sources
+      t[:files] = sources << html_sources
       t[:options] = "-a"
       t[:out] = "pages/jsdoc"
       # JsdocHelper bug: template must be relative to the JsdocHelper gem, ick
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ jasmine.version_= {
     FileUtils.cp_r File.join(root, 'example/.'), File.join(temp_dir)
     substitute_version(File.join(temp_dir, "SpecRunner.html"))
 
-    lib_dir = File.join(temp_dir, "lib/jasmine-#{jasmine_version}")
+    lib_dir = File.join(temp_dir, "lib", "jasmine-#{jasmine_version}")
     FileUtils.mkdir_p(lib_dir)
     {
       "lib/jasmine.js" => "jasmine.js",
@@ -159,3 +165,5 @@ jasmine.version_= {
   end
 
 end
+
+task :build => "jasmine:build"
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 73db05db..4b00f9fd 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -737,7 +737,12 @@ jasmine.Env.prototype.version = function () {
 jasmine.Env.prototype.versionString = function() {
   if (jasmine.version_) {
     var version = this.version();
-    return version.major + "." + version.minor + "." + version.build + " revision " + version.revision;
+    var versionString = version.major + "." + version.minor + "." + version.build;
+    if (version.release_candidate) {
+      versionString += ".rc" + version.release_candidate
+    }
+    versionString += " revision " + version.revision
+    return versionString;
   } else {
     return "version unknown";
   }
@@ -991,7 +996,7 @@ jasmine.Block = function(env, func, spec) {
   this.spec = spec;
 };
 
-jasmine.Block.prototype.execute = function(onComplete) {
+jasmine.Block.prototype.execute = function(onComplete) {  
   try {
     this.func.apply(this.spec);
   } catch (e) {
@@ -1031,7 +1036,7 @@ jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.summarize_ = function(suiteOrSpec) {
     type: isSuite ? 'suite' : 'spec',
     children: []
   };
-
+  
   if (isSuite) {
     var children = suiteOrSpec.children();
     for (var i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
@@ -1647,7 +1652,7 @@ jasmine.PrettyPrinter.prototype.format = function(value) {
 jasmine.PrettyPrinter.prototype.iterateObject = function(obj, fn) {
   for (var property in obj) {
     if (property == '__Jasmine_been_here_before__') continue;
-    fn(property, obj.__lookupGetter__ ? (obj.__lookupGetter__(property) !== jasmine.undefined &&
+    fn(property, obj.__lookupGetter__ ? (obj.__lookupGetter__(property) !== jasmine.undefined && 
                                          obj.__lookupGetter__(property) !== null) : false);
   }
 };
@@ -1750,7 +1755,7 @@ jasmine.Queue.prototype.next_ = function() {
 
   while (goAgain) {
     goAgain = false;
-
+    
     if (self.index < self.blocks.length && !this.abort) {
       var calledSynchronously = true;
       var completedSynchronously = false;
@@ -1788,7 +1793,7 @@ jasmine.Queue.prototype.next_ = function() {
       if (completedSynchronously) {
         onComplete();
       }
-
+      
     } else {
       self.running = false;
       if (self.onComplete) {
@@ -2465,9 +2470,10 @@ jasmine.getGlobal().clearInterval = function(timeoutKey) {
 
 
 jasmine.version_= {
-  "major": 1,
-  "minor": 1,
+  "major": 2,
+  "minor": 0,
   "build": 0,
-  "revision": 1307546962
+  "revision": 1307766763,
+  "release_candidate": 1
 };
-
+      
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/version.rb b/lib/jasmine-core/version.rb
index f3f0e1f4..d698d472 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/version.rb
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/version.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 module Jasmine
   module Core
     require 'json'
-    VERSION_HASH = JSON.parse(File.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "src/version.json")).read);
+    VERSION_HASH = JSON.parse(File.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "src", "core", "version.json")).read);
     VERSION = "#{VERSION_HASH['major']}.#{VERSION_HASH['minor']}.#{VERSION_HASH['build']}"
+    VERSION << ".rc#{VERSION_HASH['release_candidate']}" if VERSION_HASH['release_candidate']
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
index be7a9fd8..3bd67031 100644
--- a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ describe("jasmine.Env", function() {
             "major": 1,
             "minor": 9,
             "build": 7,
+            "release_candidate": "1",
             "revision": 8
           };
-          expect(env.versionString()).toEqual("1.9.7 revision 8");
+          expect(env.versionString()).toEqual("1.9.7.rc1 revision 8");
         });
 
         it("should return a nice string when version is unknown", function() {
diff --git a/spec/node_suite.js b/spec/node_suite.js
index 1bbc4a0e..695c0ac0 100644
--- a/spec/node_suite.js
+++ b/spec/node_suite.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var path = require('path');
 // undefined = "diz be undefined yo";
 
 
-var jasmineGlobals = require('../lib/jasmine.js');
+var jasmineGlobals = require('../lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js');
 for (var k in jasmineGlobals) {
   global[k] = jasmineGlobals[k];
 }
@@ -124,4 +124,4 @@ jasmine.executeSpecs(domIndependentSpecs, function(runner, log) {
   } else {
     process.exit(1);
   }
-}, isVerbose, showColors);
\ No newline at end of file
+}, isVerbose, showColors);
diff --git a/spec/runner.html b/spec/runner.html
index aeb23493..5e161643 100644
--- a/spec/runner.html
+++ b/spec/runner.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     undefined = "diz be undefined yo";
   </script>
   <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="../images/jasmine_favicon.png">
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/jasmine.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js"></script>
 
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../src/html/TrivialReporter.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../src/console/TrivialConsoleReporter.js"></script>
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index f469a2e0..b188a4a7 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ jasmine.Env.prototype.version = function () {
 jasmine.Env.prototype.versionString = function() {
   if (jasmine.version_) {
     var version = this.version();
-    return version.major + "." + version.minor + "." + version.build + " revision " + version.revision;
+    var versionString = version.major + "." + version.minor + "." + version.build;
+    if (version.release_candidate) {
+      versionString += ".rc" + version.release_candidate
+    }
+    versionString += " revision " + version.revision
+    return versionString;
   } else {
     return "version unknown";
   }
diff --git a/src/core/version.json b/src/core/version.json
index a7c2dbdd..c899920f 100644
--- a/src/core/version.json
+++ b/src/core/version.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "major": 1,
-  "minor": 1,
-  "build": 0
+  "major": 2,
+  "minor": 0,
+  "build": 0,
+  "release_candidate": 1
 }