diff --git a/lib/graphql/rake_task.rb b/lib/graphql/rake_task.rb
index c9ddb824ba..95d5c62ab7 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/rake_task.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/rake_task.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 require "fileutils"
+require "rake"
 require "graphql/rake_task/validate"
 
 module GraphQL