diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 85585d7..b2d3c89 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .ruby-version
 .bundle
+*.gem
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f960008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+task default: :spec
+
+task :spec do
+  sh "rspec"
+end
+
+task release: %i[clean spec git gem] do
+  sh "echo gem push *.gem"
+
+  sh "git tag v%s" % [version]
+  sh "git push --tags"
+end
+
+task gem: %i[clean git] do
+  version = ENV["VERSION"] || ENV["V"]
+  abort "Specify VERSION=x.y.z to release" unless version
+
+  require_relative "lib/faraday/restrict_ip_addresses/version"
+  act = Faraday::RestrictIPAddresses::VERSION
+
+  abort "Version specified doesn't match %p" % [act] unless act == version
+
+  sh "gem build"
+end
+
+task :git do
+  status = `git status --porcelain`
+  abort "git looks dirty\n#{status}" unless status.lines.empty?
+end
+
+task :clean do
+  rm_f Dir["**/*~", "*.gem"]
+end