diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 434d715bc..2e5768ebe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
 /coverage
 /spec/sandbox
 /rdoc
-thor.gemspec
diff --git a/lib/thor/runner.rb b/lib/thor/runner.rb
index 5a3de8d54..dca6dfd69 100644
--- a/lib/thor/runner.rb
+++ b/lib/thor/runner.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'fileutils'
+require 'thor/core_ext/file_binary_read'
 require 'open-uri'
 require 'yaml'
 require 'digest/md5'
diff --git a/thor.gemspec b/thor.gemspec
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d65ce1546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thor.gemspec
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Generated by jeweler
+# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY
+# Instead, edit Jeweler::Tasks in Thorfile, and run the gemspec command
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name = %q{thor}
+  s.version = "0.13.0"
+
+  s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
+  s.authors = ["Yehuda Katz", "Jos\303\251 Valim"]
+  s.date = %q{2010-02-03}
+  s.description = %q{A scripting framework that replaces rake, sake and rubigen}
+  s.email = %q{ruby-thor@googlegroups.com}
+  s.executables = ["thor", "rake2thor"]
+  s.extra_rdoc_files = [
+    "CHANGELOG.rdoc",
+     "LICENSE",
+     "README.rdoc",
+     "Thorfile"
+  ]
+  s.files = [
+    "CHANGELOG.rdoc",
+     "LICENSE",
+     "README.rdoc",
+     "Thorfile",
+     "bin/rake2thor",
+     "bin/thor",
+     "lib/thor.rb",
+     "lib/thor/actions.rb",
+     "lib/thor/actions/create_file.rb",
+     "lib/thor/actions/directory.rb",
+     "lib/thor/actions/empty_directory.rb",
+     "lib/thor/actions/file_manipulation.rb",
+     "lib/thor/actions/inject_into_file.rb",
+     "lib/thor/base.rb",
+     "lib/thor/core_ext/file_binary_read.rb",
+     "lib/thor/core_ext/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb",
+     "lib/thor/core_ext/ordered_hash.rb",
+     "lib/thor/error.rb",
+     "lib/thor/group.rb",
+     "lib/thor/invocation.rb",
+     "lib/thor/parser.rb",
+     "lib/thor/parser/argument.rb",
+     "lib/thor/parser/arguments.rb",
+     "lib/thor/parser/option.rb",
+     "lib/thor/parser/options.rb",
+     "lib/thor/rake_compat.rb",
+     "lib/thor/runner.rb",
+     "lib/thor/shell.rb",
+     "lib/thor/shell/basic.rb",
+     "lib/thor/shell/color.rb",
+     "lib/thor/task.rb",
+     "lib/thor/util.rb",
+     "lib/thor/version.rb"
+  ]
+  s.homepage = %q{http://yehudakatz.com}
+  s.rdoc_options = ["--charset=UTF-8"]
+  s.require_paths = ["lib"]
+  s.rubyforge_project = %q{textmate}
+  s.rubygems_version = %q{1.3.5}
+  s.summary = %q{A scripting framework that replaces rake, sake and rubigen}
+  s.test_files = [
+    "spec/actions/create_file_spec.rb",
+     "spec/actions/directory_spec.rb",
+     "spec/actions/empty_directory_spec.rb",
+     "spec/actions/file_manipulation_spec.rb",
+     "spec/actions/inject_into_file_spec.rb",
+     "spec/actions_spec.rb",
+     "spec/base_spec.rb",
+     "spec/core_ext/hash_with_indifferent_access_spec.rb",
+     "spec/core_ext/ordered_hash_spec.rb",
+     "spec/fixtures/application.rb",
+     "spec/fixtures/bundle/execute.rb",
+     "spec/fixtures/doc/config.rb",
+     "spec/group_spec.rb",
+     "spec/invocation_spec.rb",
+     "spec/parser/argument_spec.rb",
+     "spec/parser/arguments_spec.rb",
+     "spec/parser/option_spec.rb",
+     "spec/parser/options_spec.rb",
+     "spec/rake_compat_spec.rb",
+     "spec/runner_spec.rb",
+     "spec/shell/basic_spec.rb",
+     "spec/shell/color_spec.rb",
+     "spec/shell_spec.rb",
+     "spec/spec_helper.rb",
+     "spec/task_spec.rb",
+     "spec/thor_spec.rb",
+     "spec/util_spec.rb",
+     "spec/actions",
+     "spec/core_ext",
+     "spec/fixtures",
+     "spec/fixtures/bundle",
+     "spec/fixtures/bundle/main.thor",
+     "spec/fixtures/doc",
+     "spec/fixtures/doc/%file_name%.rb.tt",
+     "spec/fixtures/doc/components",
+     "spec/fixtures/doc/README",
+     "spec/fixtures/group.thor",
+     "spec/fixtures/invoke.thor",
+     "spec/fixtures/script.thor",
+     "spec/fixtures/task.thor",
+     "spec/parser",
+     "spec/sandbox",
+     "spec/shell",
+     "spec/spec.opts"
+  ]
+
+  if s.respond_to? :specification_version then
+    current_version = Gem::Specification::CURRENT_SPECIFICATION_VERSION
+    s.specification_version = 3
+
+    if Gem::Version.new(Gem::RubyGemsVersion) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
+    else
+    end
+  else
+  end
+end
+