diff --git a/lib/voxpupuli/test/rake.rb b/lib/voxpupuli/test/rake.rb
index ebaf765..84bd895 100644
--- a/lib/voxpupuli/test/rake.rb
+++ b/lib/voxpupuli/test/rake.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 desc 'Run tests'
 task test: [:release_checks]
 
+task default: [:release_checks]
+
 namespace :check do
   desc 'Check for trailing whitespace'
   task :trailing_whitespace do