diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 68b576fb..2feeaa68 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ begin
   require 'rspec'
   require 'rspec/core'
   require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
-  require 'octorelease'
+  require 'octorelease' unless ENV['CI']
   require 'parallel'
   require 'rubocop/rake_task'
 rescue LoadError