diff --git a/taskfile/read/taskfile.go b/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
index 024f968a..10fb37e1 100644
--- a/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
+++ b/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ func readTaskfile(file string) (*taskfile.Taskfile, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer f.Close()
 	var t taskfile.Taskfile
 	if err := yaml.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&t); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("task: Failed to parse %s:\n%w", filepathext.TryAbsToRel(file), err)