diff --git a/railties/railties.gemspec b/railties/railties.gemspec
index 947f49be46..f1c92bd5d4 100644
--- a/railties/railties.gemspec
+++ b/railties/railties.gemspec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.rdoc_options << '--exclude' << '.'
 
-  s.add_dependency('rake',          '= 0.8.7')
+  s.add_dependency('rake',          '>= 0.8.7')
   s.add_dependency('thor',          '~> 0.14.6')
   s.add_dependency('rack-ssl',      '~> 1.3.2')
   s.add_dependency('activesupport', version)