diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34e010f649e..20d107b2088 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### New features
 
+* [#7951](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/pull/7951): Include `rakefile` file by default. ([@jethrodaniel][])
 * [#7921](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/pull/7921): Add new `Style/SlicingWithRange` cop. ([@zverok][])
 * [#7895](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/pull/7895): Include `.simplecov` file by default. ([@robotdana][])
 * [#7916](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/pull/7916): Support autocorrection for `Lint/AmbiguousRegexpLiteral`. ([@koic][])
@@ -4503,3 +4504,4 @@
 [@diogoosorio]: https://github.com/diogoosorio
 [@jeffcarbs]: https://github.com/jeffcarbs
 [@laurmurclar]: https://github.com/laurmurclar
+[@jethrodaniel]: https://github.com/jethrodaniel
diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index 6c3d488bdd6..c30a22610cb 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ AllCops:
     - '**/Podfile'
     - '**/Puppetfile'
     - '**/Rakefile'
+    - '**/rakefile'
     - '**/Snapfile'
     - '**/Steepfile'
     - '**/Thorfile'
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/target_finder_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/target_finder_spec.rb
index 04a5bd3510d..f9dd81fe963 100755
--- a/spec/rubocop/target_finder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/target_finder_spec.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
                       Podfile
                       Puppetfile
                       Rakefile
+                      rakefile
                       Snapfile
                       Steepfile
                       Thorfile