diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f5b5041..a03b0d59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This repository generates https://keepachangelog.com/.
 
 - `bin/rake clean` can clean a corrupted `build/` directory in 
   case `publish` failed
-- `bin/rake publish` builds and pushes to the `gh-pages` branch on GitHub so 
+- `bin/rake deploy` cleans, builds and pushes to the `gh-pages` branch on GitHub so 
   the site is deployed to keepachangelog.com
 
 ### Translations
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 058d5d97..a17971e9 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ task :serve do
   system("bundle exec middleman serve")
 end
 
-desc "Build and publish to GitHub Pages"
+desc "Clean, build and publish to GitHub Pages"
 task deploy: [:clean, :publish]
 
-desc "Clean build directory"
+desc "Build middleman static site"
 task :build do
   puts "Build site into build/ directory, print any errors"
   system("bundle exec middleman build --verbose")
 end
 
-desc "Detele the build directory"
+desc "Delete build directory"
 task :clean do
   puts "Cleaning build/ directory"
   system("rm -rf build/")