diff --git a/holidays.gemspec b/holidays.gemspec
index 87c81c4..c948eb0 100644
--- a/holidays.gemspec
+++ b/holidays.gemspec
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name     = "holidays"
   s.version  = "0.9.4"
   s.date     = "2008-12-29"
-  s.summary  = " A collection of Ruby methods to deal with statutory and other holidays.  You deserve a holiday!"
+  s.summary  = "A collection of Ruby methods to deal with statutory and other holidays.  You deserve a holiday!"
   s.email    = "code@dunae.ca"
   s.homepage = "http://code.dunae.ca/holidays"
-  s.description = " A collection of Ruby methods to deal with statutory and other holidays.  You deserve a holiday!"
+  s.description = "A collection of Ruby methods to deal with statutory and other holidays.  You deserve a holiday!"
   s.has_rdoc = true
   s.author  = "Alex Dunae"
   s.extra_rdoc_files = ['README.rdoc', 'data/SYNTAX', 'lib/holidays/MANIFEST', 'REFERENCES', 'CHANGELOG', 'LICENSE']
diff --git a/rakefile.rb b/rakefile.rb
index 6d72311..27785e2 100644
--- a/rakefile.rb
+++ b/rakefile.rb
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name     = "holidays"
   s.version  = "0.9.4"
   s.date     = "2008-12-29"
-  s.summary  = " A collection of Ruby methods to deal with statutory and other holidays.  You deserve a holiday!"
+  s.summary  = "A collection of Ruby methods to deal with statutory and other holidays.  You deserve a holiday!"
   s.email    = "code@dunae.ca"
   s.homepage = "http://code.dunae.ca/holidays"
-  s.description = " A collection of Ruby methods to deal with statutory and other holidays.  You deserve a holiday!"
+  s.description = "A collection of Ruby methods to deal with statutory and other holidays.  You deserve a holiday!"
   s.has_rdoc = true
   s.author  = "Alex Dunae"
   s.extra_rdoc_files = ['README.rdoc', 'data/SYNTAX', 'lib/holidays/MANIFEST', 'REFERENCES', 'CHANGELOG', 'LICENSE']