diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bdf96b1..e3cf4cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ In order to set up the application locally:
 
 1. `git clone git@github.com:railsbump/app.git`
 2. `bin/setup`
-3. `rake data:find_or_create_rails_releases`
+3. `rake data:sync_rails_releases`
 4. `foreman start -f Procfile.dev`
 5. Go to http://localhost:3000
 
diff --git a/app/models/rails_release.rb b/app/models/rails_release.rb
index 384914f..1fa6bda 100644
--- a/app/models/rails_release.rb
+++ b/app/models/rails_release.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class RailsRelease < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :compats, dependent: :destroy
 
   validates :version, presence: true, format: { with: /\A\d+\.\d+\z/, allow_blank: true }
+  validates :minimum_ruby_version, presence: true
+  validates :minimum_bundler_version, presence: true
 
   validate do
     if version
diff --git a/lib/tasks/data.rake b/lib/tasks/data.rake
index f4604bc..b684c54 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/data.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/data.rake
@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
 # lib/tasks/update_rails_releases.rake
 namespace :data do
-  SUPPORTED_RAILS_VERSIONS = %w(
-    2.3
-    3.0
-    3.1
-    3.2
-    4.0
-    4.1
-    4.2
-    5.0
-    5.1
-    5.2
-    6.0
-    6.1
-    7.0
-    7.1
-    7.2
-    8.0
-    8.1
-  )
-
-  task find_or_create_rails_releases: :environment do
-    SUPPORTED_RAILS_VERSIONS.each do |version|
-      RailsRelease.find_or_create_by(version: version)
-    end
-  end
-
-  desc "Update minimum Ruby versions from Rails 2.3 to 7.2"
-  task update_rails_releases: :find_or_create_rails_releases do
+  desc "Find or create Rails releases and update their version constraints"
+  task sync_rails_releases: :environment do
     min_versions = {
       "2.3" => {
         minimum_ruby_version: "1.8.7",
@@ -138,13 +112,13 @@ namespace :data do
     }
 
     min_versions.each do |version, attrs|
-      if rails_release = RailsRelease.find_by(version: version)
-        puts "Updating Rails Release #{rails_release} with #{attrs}"
-        rails_release.update_columns(attrs)
-        puts "Updated Rails Release versions"
-      else
-        puts "Skipping Rails Release #{version} as it does not exist"
-      end
+      raise "minimum_ruby_version is required for Rails #{version}" if attrs[:minimum_ruby_version].blank?
+      raise "minimum_bundler_version is required for Rails #{version}" if attrs[:minimum_bundler_version].blank?
+
+      rails_release = RailsRelease.find_or_initialize_by(version: version)
+      rails_release.assign_attributes(attrs)
+      puts "Syncing Rails Release #{rails_release} with #{attrs}"
+      rails_release.save!
     end
 
     puts "Rails Releases updated successfully."