[Create] Correctly pass Pod::VERSION

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ To install release candidates run `[sudo] gem install cocoapods --pre`
 
 ##### Bug Fixes
 
+* Correctly pass Pod:VERSION in `pod lib create`.  
+  [Danielle Tomlinson](https://github.com/dantoml)
+  [#5840](https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/issues/5840)
+
 * Prevent crash when generating acknowledgements when license type is not specified.  
   [Marcelo Fabri](https://github.com/marcelofabri)
   [#5826](https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/issues/5826)

lib/cocoapods/command/lib/create.rb

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module Pod
           UI.section("Configuring #{@name} template.") do
             Dir.chdir(@name) do
               if File.exist?('configure')
-                system({ 'COCOAPODS_VERSION' => Pod::Version }, './configure', @name, *@additional_args)
+                system({ 'COCOAPODS_VERSION' => Pod::VERSION }, './configure', @name, *@additional_args)
               else
                 UI.warn 'Template does not have a configure file.'
               end