diff --git a/.yardopts b/.yardopts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c6a6b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yardopts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+--no-private
+
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index dd6a2a1..3015c65 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ end
 begin
   require 'yard'
   YARD::Rake::YardocTask.new :yard do |y|
-    y.options << '--no-private'
     y.files << RB_FILES
   end
 rescue LoadError