diff --git a/lib/tasks/cache.rake b/lib/tasks/cache.rake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30832696a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/cache.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace :cache do
+  desc "Clears the Rails cache"
+  task clear: :environment do
+    ApplicationLogger.new.info "Clearing Rails cache"
+    Rails.cache.clear
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/consul.rake b/lib/tasks/consul.rake
index fcc23ff26..73296660a 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/consul.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/consul.rake
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ namespace :consul do
   desc "Runs tasks needed to upgrade to the latest version"
   task execute_release_tasks: ["settings:rename_setting_keys",
                                "settings:add_new_settings",
+                               "cache:clear",
                                "execute_release_2.2.0_tasks"]
 
   desc "Runs tasks needed to upgrade from 2.1.1 to 2.2.0"
diff --git a/spec/lib/tasks/cache_spec.rb b/spec/lib/tasks/cache_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3aef942d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/tasks/cache_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+describe "rake cache:clear" do
+  before { Rake::Task["cache:clear"].reenable }
+
+  it "clears the cache", :with_cache do
+    Rails.cache.write("tests/cache_exists", true)
+
+    expect(Rails.cache.fetch("tests/cache_exists") { false }).to be true
+
+    Rake.application.invoke_task("cache:clear")
+
+    expect(Rails.cache.fetch("tests/cache_exists") { false }).to be false
+  end
+end