diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index 9ab6603..d7cbfa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ jobs:
             pip install -r tools/requirements.txt
       -
         name: Docs
-        run: |
-            ./tools/schema-merge.py
-            ./tools/mkdocs build -d site
+        run: make
       -
         name: Setup Pages
         uses: actions/configure-pages@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-schema.yml b/.github/workflows/test-schema.yml
index 5c5495a..e9c4846 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-schema.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-schema.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@ jobs:
             sudo apt update -q
             sudo apt install -yy python3 python3-pip graphviz
             pip install -r tools/requirements.txt
-      -
-        name: Build
-        run: |
-            ./tools/schema-merge.py
-            ./tools/mkdocs build -d site
       -
         name: Validate
         run: |
-            ./tools/schema-validate.py --html site/specs
+            make validate_full
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..476b44b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Executable names
+PIP ?= pip
+PYTHON ?= python
+MKDOCS ?= PYTHONPATH="$(SOURCE_DIR)/tools" mkdocs
+
+# Paths
+SOURCE_DIR = $(dir $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+OUTPUT_DIR ?= $(CURDIR)/site
+
+.SUFFIXES:
+.PHONY: all install_dependencies docs docs_serve lottie.schema.json validate validate_links
+
+
+all: docs
+
+lottie.schema.json:$(SOURCE_DIR)/docs/lottie.schema.json
+
+$(SOURCE_DIR)/docs/lottie.schema.json: $(wildcard $(SOURCE_DIR)/schema/**/*.json)
+$(SOURCE_DIR)/docs/lottie.schema.json: $(SOURCE_DIR)/tools/schema-merge.py
+	$(SOURCE_DIR)/tools/schema-merge.py
+
+docs:$(OUTPUT_DIR)/index.html
+
+$(OUTPUT_DIR)/index.html:$(wildcard $(SOURCE_DIR)/docs/**/*)
+$(OUTPUT_DIR)/index.html:$(SOURCE_DIR)/docs/lottie.schema.json
+$(OUTPUT_DIR)/index.html:$(SOURCE_DIR)/tools/lottie_markdown.py
+	$(MKDOCS) build -f $(SOURCE_DIR)/mkdocs.yml -d $(OUTPUT_DIR)
+
+docs_serve:$(SOURCE_DIR)/docs/lottie.schema.json
+	$(MKDOCS) serve -f $(SOURCE_DIR)/mkdocs.yml
+
+install_dependencies:
+	$(PIP) install -r $(SOURCE_DIR)/tools/requirements.txt
+
+validate: $(SOURCE_DIR)/docs/lottie.schema.json
+	$(SOURCE_DIR)/tools/schema-validate.py
+
+
+validate_full:$(OUTPUT_DIR)/index.html
+	$(SOURCE_DIR)/tools/schema-validate.py --html $(OUTPUT_DIR)/specs
diff --git a/docs/editing/schema.md b/docs/editing/schema.md
index a569b7e..3c00817 100644
--- a/docs/editing/schema.md
+++ b/docs/editing/schema.md
@@ -105,6 +105,34 @@ To build a static HTML site run the following:
 
 The output will be in `/site`.
 
+### Makefile
+
+To simplify the build process, there is a makefile that allows you to
+run all the commands above with a single `make` invocation`.
+
+Follows a list of useful `make` targets:
+
+```bash
+# Installs Python packages
+make install_dependencies
+
+# Builds the schema and docs into HTML
+make
+
+# Equivalent to mkdocs serve
+make docs_serve
+
+# Builds only the combined schema
+make lottie.schema.json
+
+# Runs basic schema validation (without rebuilding the HTML)
+make validate
+
+# Runs the full validation, including building the HTML pages
+make validate_full
+```
+
+
 ### Schema Validation
 
 You can validate schema syntax and internal references using