diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
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+require "mg"
+MG.new("gist.gemspec")
diff --git a/gist.gemspec b/gist.gemspec
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+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name              = "gist"
+  s.version           = "1.0.0"
+  s.date              = "2010-02-28"
+  s.summary           = "Creates Gists from STDIN or files."
+  s.homepage          = "http://github.com/defunkt/gist"
+  s.email             = "chris@ozmm.org"
+  s.authors           = [ "Chris Wanstrath" ]
+  s.has_rdoc          = false
+  s.files             = %w( README.md gist.rb )
+  s.description       = <<desc
+  Creates Gists (pastes) on gist.github.com from standard input or
+  arbitrary files. Can link to your GitHub account, create private gists,
+  and enable syntax highlighting.
+desc
+end