Add task to test the release preparation

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c0b9128eff..b4517e2545 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ require 'railties/lib/rails/api/task'
 desc "Build gem files for all projects"
 task :build => "all:build"
 
+desc "Prepare the release"
+task :prep_release => "all:prep_release"
+
 desc "Release all gems to rubygems and create a tag"
 task :release => "all:release"
 
diff --git a/tasks/release.rb b/tasks/release.rb
index d935cdc53e..ea7f66a171 100644
--- a/tasks/release.rb
+++ b/tasks/release.rb
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ directory "pkg"
       sh "gem install #{gem}"
     end
 
-    task :prep_release => [:ensure_clean_state, :build]
-
     task :push => :build do
       sh "gem push #{gem}"
     end
@@ -139,5 +137,7 @@ namespace :all do
     sh "git push --tags"
   end
 
+  task :prep_release => %w(ensure_clean_state build)
+
   task :release => %w(ensure_clean_state build bundle commit tag push)
 end