diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0c2f523..f54d3e2 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-gem 'rspec'
-
 group :release do
   gem 'github_changelog_generator',  :require => false, :git => 'https://github.com/voxpupuli/github-changelog-generator', :branch => 'voxpupuli_essential_fixes'
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c24802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require 'rspec/core'
diff --git a/voxpupuli-test.gemspec b/voxpupuli-test.gemspec
index 8a311c5..400d9ea 100644
--- a/voxpupuli-test.gemspec
+++ b/voxpupuli-test.gemspec
@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'puppet-lint-variable_contains_upcase'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'puppet-lint-version_comparison-check'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'puppet-lint-resource_reference_syntax'
+
+  # development
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rspec'
 end