diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 1f5f0df..eeb29d8 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ end
 
 require 'chake'
 
-if Chake::VERSION < '0.7'
+if Gem::Version.new(Chake::VERSION) < Gem::Version.new('0.7')
   fail "Please upgrade to chake 0.7+"
 end
 
--
libgit2 0.21.2