diff --git a/lib/tasks/translation.rake b/lib/tasks/translation.rake
index 9c2e3cf..e210dde 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/translation.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/translation.rake
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@ namespace :noosfero do
     desc 'Update all translation files'
     task :update => ['updatepo', 'noosfero:doc:rebuild']
 
+    desc 'Compiles all translations'
+    task :compile => ['makemo', 'noosfero:doc:build']
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/script/git-upgrade b/script/git-upgrade
index 9a4c465..f1ebf9c 100755
--- a/script/git-upgrade
+++ b/script/git-upgrade
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ upgrade_code(){
 
   git pull --quiet
 
-  rake makemo 2>/dev/null || (echo "Translations compilation failed; run manually to check"; false)
+  say "Compiling translations"
+  rake noosfero:translations:compile 2>/dev/null || (echo "Translations compilation failed; run manually to check"; false)
 }
 
 upgrade_database(){
--
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