diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 6a82ddd4..89ba3f3b 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ desc "Run all examples"
 Spec::Rake::SpecTask.new('spec') do |t|
   t.spec_files = FileList['spec/**/*.rb']
 end
+
+task :default => :spec