diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index efafd46405cc1..91d51968baef7 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ end
 desc 'Run all tests by default'
 task :default => :test
 
-%w(test rdoc pgem package release).each do |task_name|
+%w(test rdoc pgem package release gem).each do |task_name|
   desc "Run #{task_name} task for all projects"
   task task_name do
     PROJECTS.each do |project|