diff --git a/History.txt b/History.txt
index a4e2571e..001eb800 100644
--- a/History.txt
+++ b/History.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   * Bug Fixes
     * Fix Rakefile 'release' task (tag pushing was missing origin)
     * Ensure that RedCloth is loaded when textilize filter is used (#183)
+    * Expand source, destination, and plugin paths (#180)
 
 == 0.6.1
   * Bug Fixes
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/site.rb b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
index eeef004a..7570cb0b 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/site.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ module Jekyll
       self.config          = config.clone
 
       self.safe            = config['safe']
-      self.source          = config['source']
-      self.dest            = config['destination']
-      self.plugins         = config['plugins']
+      self.source          = File.expand_path(config['source'])
+      self.dest            = File.expand_path(config['destination'])
+      self.plugins         = File.expand_path(config['plugins'])
       self.lsi             = config['lsi']
       self.pygments        = config['pygments']
       self.permalink_style = config['permalink'].to_sym