diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 9ffe811..058d5d9 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ task :serve do
 end
 
 desc "Build and publish to GitHub Pages"
-task :deploy => :publish
+task deploy: [:clean, :publish]
 
 desc "Clean build directory"
 task :build do
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ desc "Detele the build directory"
 task :clean do
   puts "Cleaning build/ directory"
   system("rm -rf build/")
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end