diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 5106aa7..aa233cb 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -148,4 +148,9 @@ end
 
 task :default => :spec
 
-task :precommit => ["spec", "spec:jruby", "spec:integration"]
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+task :precommit => ["spec", "spec:jruby", "spec:integration"]
+
+desc 'Removes trailing whitespace'
+task :whitespace do
+  sh %{find . -name '*.rb' -exec sed -i '' 's/ *$//g' {} \\;}
+end
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