diff --git a/rake/site.rake b/rake/site.rake
index d260e4472be..05be2f7f233 100644
--- a/rake/site.rake
+++ b/rake/site.rake
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #############################################################################
 
 namespace :site do
-  task :generated_pages => [:history, :version_file, :conduct, :contributing, :support]
+  task :generated_pages => [:history, :latest_version, :conduct, :contributing, :support]
 
   desc "Generate and view the site locally"
   task :preview => :generated_pages do
@@ -84,9 +84,13 @@ namespace :site do
     siteify_file(".github/SUPPORT.markdown", "title" => "Support")
   end
 
-  desc "Write the site latest_version.txt file"
-  task :version_file do
-    File.open("#{docs_folder}/latest_version.txt", "wb") { |f| f.puts(version) } unless version =~ %r!(beta|rc|alpha)!i
+  desc "Write the latest Jekyll version"
+  task :latest_version do
+    return if version =~ %r!(beta|rc|alpha)!i
+    config_file = File.join(docs_folder, "_config.yml")
+    contents = File.read(config_file)
+    File.write(config_file, contents.sub(%r!(?:version\s*:\s+)(.+)!, "version: #{version}"))
+    File.open("#{docs_folder}/latest_version.txt", "wb") { |f| f.puts(version) }
   end
 
   namespace :releases do