diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b7c2c352..872535db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ backup: ## Backup the code to `edsl/.backups/`
 
 .PHONY: docs 
 
-docs:
+docs: ## Generate documentation
 	poetry export -f requirements.txt --dev --output docs/requirements.txt
 	sphinx-build -b html docs _build