diff --git a/rake.gemspec b/rake.gemspec
index f5151fd1d..21c3f9cde 100644
--- a/rake.gemspec
+++ b/rake.gemspec
@@ -9,7 +9,17 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.email = ["hsbt@ruby-lang.org".freeze, "drbrain@segment7.net".freeze, "".freeze]
 
   s.summary = "Rake is a Make-like program implemented in Ruby".freeze
-  s.description = "Rake is a Make-like program implemented in Ruby. Tasks and dependencies are\nspecified in standard Ruby syntax.\n\nRake has the following features:\n\n* Rakefiles (rake's version of Makefiles) are completely defined in\n  standard Ruby syntax.  No XML files to edit.  No quirky Makefile\n  syntax to worry about (is that a tab or a space?)\n\n* Users can specify tasks with prerequisites.\n\n* Rake supports rule patterns to synthesize implicit tasks.\n\n* Flexible FileLists that act like arrays but know about manipulating\n  file names and paths.\n\n* Supports parallel execution of tasks.".freeze
+  s.description = <<-DESCRIPTION
+Rake is a Make-like program implemented in Ruby. Tasks and dependencies are
+specified in standard Ruby syntax.
+Rake has the following features:
+  * Rakefiles (rake's version of Makefiles) are completely defined in standard Ruby syntax.
+    No XML files to edit. No quirky Makefile syntax to worry about (is that a tab or a space?)
+  * Users can specify tasks with prerequisites.
+  * Rake supports rule patterns to synthesize implicit tasks.
+  * Flexible FileLists that act like arrays but know about manipulating file names and paths.
+  * Supports parallel execution of tasks.
+  DESCRIPTION
   s.homepage = "https://github.com/ruby/rake".freeze
   s.licenses = ["MIT".freeze]