diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6fef6948b..413f33f61 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ fmt: ## Check formatting of go sources.
 	@$(MAKE) go.init
 	@$(MAKE) go.fmt
 
+gen.codegen: codegen
 codegen: ${CODE_GENERATOR} ## Run code generators.
 	@build/codegen/codegen.sh
 
@@ -178,19 +179,21 @@ distclean: clean ## Remove all files that are created by building or configuring
 prune: ## Prune cached artifacts.
 	@$(MAKE) -C images prune
 
-docs: helm-docs
-
+gen.crds: crds
 crds: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) $(YQ)
 	@echo Updating CRD manifests
 	@build/crds/build-crds.sh $(CONTROLLER_GEN) $(YQ)
 	@GOBIN=$(GOBIN) build/crds/generate-crd-docs.sh
 
+gen.rbac: gen-rbac
 gen-rbac: $(HELM) $(YQ) ## Generate RBAC from Helm charts
 	@# output only stdout to the file; stderr for debugging should keep going to stderr
 	HELM=$(HELM) ./build/rbac/gen-common.sh
 	HELM=$(HELM) ./build/rbac/gen-nfs-rbac.sh
 	HELM=$(HELM) ./build/rbac/gen-psp.sh
 
+gen.docs: docs
+docs: helm-docs
 helm-docs: $(HELM_DOCS) ## Use helm-docs to generate documentation from helm charts
 	$(HELM_DOCS) -c deploy/charts/rook-ceph \
 		-o ../../../Documentation/Helm-Charts/operator-chart.md \
@@ -218,11 +221,15 @@ docs-preview: ## Preview the documentation through mkdocs
 docs-build:  ## Build the documentation to the `site/` directory
 	mkdocs build --strict
 
+gen.crd-docs: generate-docs-crds
 generate-docs-crds: ## Build the documentation for CRD
 	@GOBIN=$(GOBIN) build/crds/generate-crd-docs.sh
 
+generate: gen.codegen gen.crds gen.rbac gen.docs gen.crd-docs ## Update all generated files (code, manifests, charts, and docs).
+
+
 .PHONY: all build.common
-.PHONY: build build.all install test check vet fmt codegen mod.check clean distclean prune
+.PHONY: build build.all install test check vet fmt codegen gen.codegen gen.rbac gen.crds gen.crd-docs gen.docs generate mod.check clean distclean prune
 
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