diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aa8afe6..ed256b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 node_modules/
 target/
+README.md
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 87fa56c..e7f6070 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.PHONY: build clean update-npmjs-readme
+
 build: node_modules
 	npm run build
 
@@ -6,3 +8,7 @@ node_modules:
 
 clean:
 	rm -r target node_modules
+
+update-npmjs-readme:
+	asciidoctor -b docbook -o target/README.xml README.adoc
+	pandoc -f docbook -t markdown_strict target/README.xml -o README.md