diff --git a/Rakefile.rb b/Rakefile.rb
index 7b605f1..d07ff43 100644
--- a/Rakefile.rb
+++ b/Rakefile.rb
@@ -226,9 +226,12 @@ def ensure_nuget_packages()
 
 task :clean do
   FileUtils.rm_rf BUILD_DIR
-  FileUtils.rm_rf PACKAGES_DIR
   FileUtils.rm_rf "Kayak/bin"
   FileUtils.rm_rf "Kayak/obj"
   FileUtils.rm_rf "Kayak.Tests/bin"
   FileUtils.rm_rf "Kayak.Tests/obj"
 end
+
+task :dist_clean => [:clean] do
+  FileUtils.rm_rf PACKAGES_DIR
+end
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