diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 8699ed9..278fb45 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -50,3 +50,6 @@ Rake::GemPackageTask.new spec do |pkg|
   pkg.need_tar = true
   pkg.need_zip = true
 end
+
+desc "Clean files generated by rake tasks"
+task :clobber => [:clobber_rdoc, :clobber_package]