diff --git a/railties/Rakefile b/railties/Rakefile
index 231a6e8fde..12bf9bfbd8 100644
--- a/railties/Rakefile
+++ b/railties/Rakefile
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     on top of either MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, DB2, SQL Server, or Oracle with eRuby- or Builder-based templates.
   EOF
 
-  s.add_dependency('rake', '>= 0.7.1')
+  s.add_dependency('rake', '>= 0.7.2')
   s.add_dependency('activesupport',    '= 1.3.1' + PKG_BUILD)
   s.add_dependency('activerecord',     '= 1.14.4' + PKG_BUILD)
   s.add_dependency('actionpack',       '= 1.12.5' + PKG_BUILD)