diff --git a/lib/docs/core/doc.rb b/lib/docs/core/doc.rb
index 52bb3a33..f84908b9 100644
--- a/lib/docs/core/doc.rb
+++ b/lib/docs/core/doc.rb
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ module Docs
         return @version unless block_given?
 
         klass = Class.new(self)
-        klass.class_exec(&block)
         klass.name = name
         klass.slug = slug
         klass.version = version
         klass.links = links
+        klass.class_exec(&block)
         @versions ||= []
         @versions << klass
         klass
diff --git a/test/lib/docs/core/doc_test.rb b/test/lib/docs/core/doc_test.rb
index e836d42c..2316ce8e 100644
--- a/test/lib/docs/core/doc_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/docs/core/doc_test.rb
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class DocsDocTest < MiniTest::Spec
 
     context "with args" do
       it "creates a version subclass" do
-        version = doc.version('4') { self.release = '8'}
+        version = doc.version('4') { self.release = '8'; self.links = ["https://#{self.version}"] }
 
         assert_equal [version], doc.versions
 
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ class DocsDocTest < MiniTest::Spec
         assert_equal '8', version.release
         assert_equal 'name', version.name
         assert_equal 'type', version.type
+        assert_equal ['https://4'], version.links
       end
     end
   end