diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index f7ad13e..831e1dc 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ begin
     gem.authors = ["Denis Knauf"]
     gem.files = ["README", "VERSION", "lib/**/*.rb", "test/**/*.rb"]
     gem.require_paths = ["lib"]
+		gem.add_dependency 'bdb'
   end
   Jeweler::GemcutterTasks.new
 rescue LoadError