diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 353a431..50a3aaf 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Jeweler::Tasks.new do |gem|
   gem.name = "homesick"
   gem.summary = %Q{A man's home is his castle. Never leave your dotfiles behind.}
   gem.description = %Q{
-    A man’s home (directory) is his castle, so don’t leave home with out it.
+    A man's home (directory) is his castle, so don't leave home with out it.
 
     Homesick is sorta like rip, but for dotfiles. It uses git to clone a repository containing dotfiles, and saves them in ~/.homesick. It then allows you to symlink all the dotfiles into place with a single command.