diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 97c75f3..0000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-*.gemspec
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 13794ed..c598b2a 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -9,31 +9,3 @@ Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |test|
   test.verbose = false
   test.ruby_opts += ['-rubygems'] if defined? Gem
 end
-
-begin
-  require 'jeweler'
-
-  Jeweler::Tasks.new do |gemspec|
-    gemspec.add_development_dependency "riot", "0.10.13"
-    gemspec.add_development_dependency "rr", "0.10.9"
-    gemspec.authors = ["Vladimir Andrijevik"]
-    gemspec.description = <<-END_OF_DESCRIPTION.gsub(/^ */, "")
-      Simpleton is a deployment micro-framework which aims to simplify and improve
-      the deployment of web applications. In this regard, it is in the same space
-      as Capistrano, Vlad the Deployer, and other similar tools.
-
-      Simpleton is written in Ruby, and relies on existing UNIX command-line tools
-      (`ssh`, `git`, etc.) to bring out the best of both worlds: a powerful DSL with
-      testable deployment scripts, and of proven tools that are available
-      (almost) everywhere.
-    END_OF_DESCRIPTION
-    gemspec.email = "vladimir+simpleton@andrijevik.net"
-    gemspec.homepage = "http://github.com/vandrijevik/simpleton"
-    gemspec.name = "simpleton"
-    gemspec.summary = "Simpleton makes deploying server apps simple."
-    gemspec.version = "0.3.0"
-  end
-rescue LoadError
-  warn "Jeweler not available."
-  warn "Install it with: gem i jeweler"
-end
diff --git a/simpleton.gemspec b/simpleton.gemspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2a13ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simpleton.gemspec
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name    = "simpleton"
+  s.version = "0.3.0"
+  s.date    = Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+
+  s.authors     = ["Vladimir Andrijevik"]
+  s.email       = "vladimir+simpleton@andrijevik.net"
+  s.homepage    = "http://github.com/vandrijevik/simpleton"
+  s.summary     = "Simpleton makes deploying web applications simple."
+  s.description = <<-END_OF_DESCRIPTION.gsub(/^ */, "")
+    Simpleton is a deployment micro-framework which aims to simplify and improve
+    the deployment of web applications. In this regard, it is in the same space
+    as Capistrano, Vlad the Deployer, and other similar tools.
+
+    Simpleton is written in Ruby, and relies on existing UNIX command-line tools
+    (`ssh`, `git`, etc.) to bring out the best of both worlds: a powerful DSL with
+    testable deployment scripts, and of proven tools that are available
+    (almost) everywhere.
+  END_OF_DESCRIPTION
+
+  s.has_rdoc   = false
+  s.files      = %w( README.md Rakefile LICENSE )
+  s.files     += Dir.glob("lib/**/*")
+  s.test_files = Dir.glob("test/**/*")
+
+  s.add_development_dependency "riot"
+  s.add_development_dependency "rr"
+end