diff --git a/couchrest_model.gemspec b/couchrest_model.gemspec
index fe58c09..cc22676 100644
--- a/couchrest_model.gemspec
+++ b/couchrest_model.gemspec
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency(%q<rspec>, "~> 2.6.0")
   s.add_development_dependency(%q<json>, ["~> 1.5.1"])
   s.add_development_dependency(%q<rack-test>, ">= 0.5.7")
+  s.add_development_dependency("rake", ">= 0.8.0")
   # s.add_development_dependency("jruby-openssl", ">= 0.7.3")
 end