diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..681babe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+all: executable commit-patch.1
+
+# Darcs loses the x bit. :-(
+executable:
+	chmod +x commit-patch
+
+commit-patch.1: commit-patch
+	pod2man -c "User Commands" $< > $@