diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 01a0afcb179..35563b2e86f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 language: ruby
 script: rake spec:travis
 before_script:
+  - rake --version
   - sudo apt-get install groff -y
   - rake spec:deps
+  - gem list rake
+  - rake --version
 notifications:
   email:
     - mail@arko.net
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 54cd5ae71b1..997155fdcf9 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace :spec do
   task :deps do
     sh "#{Gem.ruby} -S gem list ronn | (grep 'ronn' 1> /dev/null) || #{Gem.ruby} -S gem install ronn --no-ri --no-rdoc"
     sh "#{Gem.ruby} -S gem list rspec | (grep 'rspec (2.' 1> /dev/null) || #{Gem.ruby} -S gem install rspec --no-ri --no-rdoc"
+    sh "#{Gem.ruby} -S gem list rake | (grep 'rake (10.' 1> /dev/null) || #{Gem.ruby} -S gem install rake -v '~> 10.0.2' --no-ri --no-rdoc"
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/install/gemspec_spec.rb b/spec/install/gemspec_spec.rb
index a8d0f3d3235..7746e459d57 100644
--- a/spec/install/gemspec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/install/gemspec_spec.rb
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     build_lib("foo", :path => tmp.join("foo")) do |s|
       s.write("Gemfile", "source 'file://#{gem_repo1}'\ngemspec")
       s.add_dependency "actionpack", "=2.3.2"
-      s.add_development_dependency "rake", '=0.8.7'
+      s.add_development_dependency "rake", '=10.0.2'
     end
 
     Dir.chdir(tmp.join("foo")) do
diff --git a/spec/lock/lockfile_spec.rb b/spec/lock/lockfile_spec.rb
index 45173f3bdff..2f51a3b04a4 100644
--- a/spec/lock/lockfile_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lock/lockfile_spec.rb
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@
             actionpack (= 2.3.2)
             activerecord (= 2.3.2)
             activeresource (= 2.3.2)
-            rake (= 0.8.7)
-          rake (0.8.7)
+            rake (= 10.0.2)
+          rake (10.0.2)
 
       PLATFORMS
         #{generic(Gem::Platform.local)}
diff --git a/spec/other/newgem_spec.rb b/spec/other/newgem_spec.rb
index e89c2148bbe..d289c83866c 100644
--- a/spec/other/newgem_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/other/newgem_spec.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
   end
 
   it "runs rake without problems" do
-    system_gems ["rake-0.8.7"]
+    system_gems ["rake-10.0.2"]
 
     rakefile = <<-RAKEFILE
       task :default do
diff --git a/spec/other/show_spec.rb b/spec/other/show_spec.rb
index a44b330cd02..46ca7e65fcd 100644
--- a/spec/other/show_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/other/show_spec.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
   it "prints path of all gems in bundle" do
     bundle "show --paths"
-    expect(out).to include(default_bundle_path('gems', 'rake-0.8.7').to_s)
+    expect(out).to include(default_bundle_path('gems', 'rake-10.0.2').to_s)
     expect(out).to include(default_bundle_path('gems', 'rails-2.3.2').to_s)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/builders.rb b/spec/support/builders.rb
index 12049fee1a3..95524a3f45f 100644
--- a/spec/support/builders.rb
+++ b/spec/support/builders.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def build_repo1
 
         build_gem "rails",          "2.3.2" do |s|
           s.executables = "rails"
-          s.add_dependency "rake",           "0.8.7"
+          s.add_dependency "rake",           "10.0.2"
           s.add_dependency "actionpack",     "2.3.2"
           s.add_dependency "activerecord",   "2.3.2"
           s.add_dependency "actionmailer",   "2.3.2"