diff --git a/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb b/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb
index a1f75cf7..1571bd30 100644
--- a/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@
   # ignore
 end
 
+begin
+  require 'puppet_blacksmith/rake_tasks'
+rescue LoadError
+  # ignore
+end
+
+begin
+  require 'github_changelog_generator/task'
+rescue LoadError
+  # ignore
+end
+
+begin
+  require 'puppet-strings/tasks'
+rescue LoadError
+  # ignore
+end
+
 parallel_tests_loaded = false
 begin
   require 'parallel_tests'