diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 992f53b41..c4929ed81 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 = Rake Changelog
 
+== Version 0.9.1
+
+* Added deprecation warnings to the Rake DSL methods.
+
 == Version 0.9.0
 
 * *Incompatible* *change*: Rake DSL commands ('task', 'file', etc.)  are
diff --git a/bin/rake b/bin/rake
index 00005330c..941a021cb 100755
--- a/bin/rake
+++ b/bin/rake
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 #++
 
 begin
-  require 'rake'
-rescue LoadError
   require 'rubygems'
-  require 'rake'
+rescue LoadError
 end
+
+require 'rake'
+
 Rake.application.run
diff --git a/doc/release_notes/rake-0.9.1.rdoc b/doc/release_notes/rake-0.9.1.rdoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70be8b568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release_notes/rake-0.9.1.rdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+= Rake 0.9.1 Released
+
+Rake version 0.9.1 has a number of bug fixes and enhancments (see
+below for more details).  Additionally, the internals have be slightly
+restructured and improved.
+
+== Changes
+
+Rake 0.9.1 adds back the global DSL methods, but with deprecation
+messages.  This allows Rake 0.9.1 to be used with older rakefiles with
+warning messages.
+
+== What is Rake
+
+Rake is a build tool similar to the make program in many ways. But
+instead of cryptic make recipes, Rake uses standard Ruby code to
+declare tasks and dependencies. You have the full power of a modern
+scripting language built right into your build tool.
+
+== Availability
+
+The easiest way to get and install rake is via RubyGems ...
+
+  gem install rake    (you may need root/admin privileges)
+
+Otherwise, you can get it from the more traditional places:
+
+Home Page:: http://rake.rubyforge.org/
+Download::  http://rubyforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=50
+GitHub::    git://github.com/jimweirich/rake.git
+
+== Thanks
+
+As usual, it was input from users that drove a alot of these changes. The
+following people either contributed patches, made suggestions or made
+otherwise helpful comments.  Thanks to ...
+
+* James M. Lawrence (quix)
+* Roger Pack
+* Cezary Baginski
+* Sean Scot August Moon
+* R.T. Lechow
+* Alex Chaffee
+* James Tucker
+* Matthias Lüdtke
+* Santiago Pastorino
+
+Also, bit thanks to Eric Hodel for assisting with getting this release
+out the door (where "assisting" includes, but is not by any means
+limited to, "pushing" me to get it done).
+
+-- Jim Weirich
diff --git a/lib/rake/dsl.rb b/lib/rake/dsl.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 88fc8e2ea..000000000
--- a/lib/rake/dsl.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-require 'rake'
-include Rake::DSL
diff --git a/lib/rake/dsl_definition.rb b/lib/rake/dsl_definition.rb
index 47762f67f..e49d0d77d 100644
--- a/lib/rake/dsl_definition.rb
+++ b/lib/rake/dsl_definition.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ module DSL
     private(*FileUtils.instance_methods(false))
     private(*FileUtilsExt.instance_methods(false))
 
+    private
+
     # Declare a basic task.
     #
     # Example:
@@ -137,7 +139,24 @@ def import(*fns)
     end
   end
 
+  module DeprecatedObjectDSL
+    dsl = Object.new.extend DSL
+    DSL.private_instance_methods(false).each do |name|
+      define_method name do |*args, &block|
+        unless @rake_dsl_warning
+          $stderr.puts "WARNING: Global access to Rake DSL methods is deprecated.  Please Include"
+          $stderr.puts "    ...  Rake::DSL into classes and modules which use the Rake DSL methods."
+          @rake_dsl_warning = true
+        end
+        $stderr.puts "WARNING: DSL method #{self.class}##{name} called at #{caller.first}"
+        dsl.send(name, *args, &block)
+      end
+      private name
+    end
+  end
+
   extend FileUtilsExt
 end
 
 self.extend Rake::DSL
+include Rake::DeprecatedObjectDSL
diff --git a/lib/rake/version.rb b/lib/rake/version.rb
index afec61fc4..4f3a76b1a 100644
--- a/lib/rake/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rake/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Version
     NUMBERS = [
       MAJOR = 0,
       MINOR = 9,
-      BUILD = 0,
+      BUILD = 1,
       DRAKE_MAJOR = 0,
       DRAKE_MINOR = 3,
       DRAKE_BUILD = 0,
diff --git a/test/data/access/Rakefile b/test/data/access/Rakefile
index 7052abac2..c064cace9 100644
--- a/test/data/access/Rakefile
+++ b/test/data/access/Rakefile
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ task :work do
   end
 end
 
-task :obj do
+# TODO: remove `disabled_' when DeprecatedObjectDSL removed
+task :obj
+task :disabled_obj do
   begin
     Object.new.instance_eval { task :xyzzy }
     puts "BAD:D  Rake DSL are polluting objects"
diff --git a/test/test_rake_dsl.rb b/test/test_rake_dsl.rb
index 1c8050355..fc7b57fce 100644
--- a/test/test_rake_dsl.rb
+++ b/test/test_rake_dsl.rb
@@ -28,14 +28,26 @@ def name.to_str
     refute_nil Rake::Task["bob:t"]
   end
 
-  def test_dsl_not_toplevel_by_default
-    actual = TOPLEVEL_BINDING.instance_eval { defined?(task) }
-    assert_nil actual
+  class Foo
+    def initialize
+      task :foo_deprecated_a => "foo_deprecated_b" do
+        print "a"
+      end
+      file "foo_deprecated_b" do
+        print "b"
+      end
+    end
   end
 
-  def test_dsl_toplevel_when_require_rake_dsl
-    ruby '-I./lib', '-rrake/dsl', '-e', 'task(:x) { }', :verbose => false
-
-    assert $?.exitstatus
+  def test_deprecated_object_dsl
+    out, err = capture_io do
+      Foo.new
+      Rake.application.invoke_task :foo_deprecated_a
+    end
+    assert_equal("ba", out)
+    assert_match(/deprecated/, err)
+    assert_match(/Foo\#task/, err)
+    assert_match(/Foo\#file/, err)
+    assert_match(/test_rake_dsl\.rb:\d+/, err)
   end
 end