diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 96912a64..6de67c6e 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ pr: ## Run relevant tests before PR
 	make validate
 	gh pr create -w
 
-docs:
+docs:  ## build and serve documentation
+	pip install -e .[docs]
 	mkdocs serve
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