diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12e67119b0..e68a4576cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static-updates
 # Documentation
 docs/_build
 docs/images/*
+docs/kalite.1.gz
 
 # oh-my-zsh convention for automatically
 # switching on a venv
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66f7bbccde..0b020362df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ docs:
 	# sphinx-apidoc -o docs/ ka-lite-gtk
 	$(MAKE) -C docs clean
 	$(MAKE) -C docs html
+	cli2man bin/kalite -o docs/kalite.1.gz
 	# open docs/_build/html/index.html
 
 assets:
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 1a1851d6d4..8463558095 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ werkzeug # Not sure about version
 django-debug-toolbar # Version was not described in previously bundled files, used by kalite.testing app
 pep8
 sphinx
+cli2man