diff --git a/lib/dato_cms_graphql/rails/cache_task.rake b/lib/dato_cms_graphql/rails/cache_task.rake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cda30db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dato_cms_graphql/rails/cache_task.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+desc "A rake task to persist the DatoCMS data locally"
+task cache_dato: :environment do
+  DatoCmsGraphql::Rails::Persistence.cache_data
+end
diff --git a/lib/dato_cms_graphql/rails/railtie.rb b/lib/dato_cms_graphql/rails/railtie.rb
index 24bd496..1cbccc9 100644
--- a/lib/dato_cms_graphql/rails/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/dato_cms_graphql/rails/railtie.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 module DatoCmsGraphql
   module Rails
     class Railtie < ::Rails::Railtie
+      rake_tasks do
+        load File.join(__dir__, "cache_task.rake")
+      end
       initializer "dato_cms_graphql_railtie.configure_rails_initialization" do |app|
         DatoCmsGraphql.path_to_queries = app.root.join("app", "queries")
         puts DatoCmsGraphql.path_to_queries
diff --git a/lib/dato_cms_graphql/version.rb b/lib/dato_cms_graphql/version.rb
index 95c9285..0e727f5 100644
--- a/lib/dato_cms_graphql/version.rb
+++ b/lib/dato_cms_graphql/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module DatoCmsGraphql
-  VERSION = "0.2.3"
+  VERSION = "0.2.4"
 end