diff --git a/Gruntfile.coffee b/Gruntfile.coffee
index b3eb1166a..f645af422 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.coffee
+++ b/Gruntfile.coffee
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
     mochaTest:
       test:
         src: ['test/**/*.js']
-      options:
-        timeout: 0
+
     jshint:
       all: ['bin/embark', 'lib/**/*.js', 'js/mine.js', 'js/embark.js']
 
diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index 872d8fc7a..ad248a7c6 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ var ServicesMonitor = require('./services.js');
 var Pipeline = require('../pipeline/pipeline.js');
 var Server = require('../pipeline/server.js');
 var Watch = require('../pipeline/watch.js');
+var version = require('../../package.json').version;
 
 var Engine = function(options) {
   this.env = options.env;
   this.embarkConfig = options.embarkConfig;
   this.interceptLogs = options.interceptLogs;
-  this.version = "2.4.0";
+  this.version = version;
 };
 
 Engine.prototype.init = function(_options) {
diff --git a/lib/dashboard/monitor.js b/lib/dashboard/monitor.js
index 5468128ba..210fa7cec 100644
--- a/lib/dashboard/monitor.js
+++ b/lib/dashboard/monitor.js
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 var blessed = require("blessed");
 var CommandHistory = require('./command_history.js');
+var version = require('../../package.json').version;
 
 function Dashboard(options) {
-  var title = (options && options.title) || "Embark 2.4.0";
+  var title = (options && options.title) || "Embark " + version;
   this.env = options.env;
   this.console = options.console;
   this.history = new CommandHistory();
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 97877acb5..6b358d23b 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ var IPFS = require('./upload/ipfs.js');
 var Swarm = require('./upload/swarm.js');
 
 var Cmd = require('./cmd.js');
+var version = require('../package.json').version;
 
 var Embark = {
 
-  version: '2.4.0',
+  version: version,
 
   process: function(args) {
     var cmd = new Cmd(Embark);
diff --git a/test/abi.js b/test/abi.js
index 4d2533ba3..e54798b2f 100644
--- a/test/abi.js
+++ b/test/abi.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var assert = require('assert');
 // TODO: instead 'eval' the code with a fake web3 object
 // and check the generate code interacts as expected
 describe('embark.ABIGenerator', function() {
-
+  this.timeout(0);
   describe('#generateProvider', function() {
     var generator = new ABIGenerator({blockchainConfig: {rpcHost: 'somehost', rpcPort: '1234'}, contractsManager: {}});
 
diff --git a/test/console.js b/test/console.js
index a1d987e12..a0f9d6e29 100644
--- a/test/console.js
+++ b/test/console.js
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 var Console = require('../lib/dashboard/console.js');
 var Plugins = require('../lib/core/plugins.js');
 var assert = require('assert');
+var version = require('../package.json').version;
 
 describe('embark.Console', function() {
   var plugins = new Plugins({plugins: {}});
-  var console = new Console({plugins: plugins, version: '2.3.1'});
+  var console = new Console({plugins: plugins, version: version});
 
   describe('#executeCmd', function() {
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ describe('embark.Console', function() {
       it('it should provide a help text', function(done) {
         console.executeCmd('help', function(output) {
           var lines = output.split('\n');
-          assert.equal(lines[0], 'Welcome to Embark 2.3.1');
+          assert.equal(lines[0], 'Welcome to Embark ' + version);
           assert.equal(lines[2], 'possible commands are:');
           done();
         });