diff --git a/lib/jekyll.rb b/lib/jekyll.rb
index 78572491..1941a794 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ require 'pygments'
 
 # internal requires
 require 'jekyll/core_ext'
+require 'jekyll/logger'
+require 'jekyll/deprecator'
 require 'jekyll/configuration'
 require 'jekyll/site'
 require 'jekyll/convertible'
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ SafeYAML::OPTIONS[:suppress_warnings] = true
 module Jekyll
   VERSION = '1.0.0.beta4'
 
+  extend Logger
+
   # Public: Generate a Jekyll configuration Hash by merging the default
   # options with anything in _config.yml, and adding the given options on top.
   #