diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 115fec83e0..a84e3b8374 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ clean: wasm-clean
 
 .PHONY: site
 site:
-	$(MAKE) -C docs VERSION=$(VERSION)
+	$(MAKE) -C docs -f Makefile.ghpages VERSION=$(VERSION)
 
 ######################################################
 #
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index f18a3ada7c..9dc4d94745 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
-all:
-ifndef VERSION
-$(error VERSION is not set)
-endif
-	rm -fr public resources generated
-	echo "- $(VERSION)" > data/releases.yaml
-	mkdir -p generated/docs
-	cp -r content/docs generated/docs/v$(VERSION)
-	hugo \
-		--contentDir generated \
-		--ignoreCache \
-		--minify
-	tar czvf site.tar.gz -C public .
-
 clean:
 	rm -rf public
 
diff --git a/docs/Makefile.ghpages b/docs/Makefile.ghpages
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b19bceab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/Makefile.ghpages
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+all:
+ifndef VERSION
+$(error VERSION is not set)
+endif
+	rm -fr public resources generated
+	echo "- $(VERSION)" > data/releases.yaml
+	mkdir -p generated/docs
+	cp -r content/docs generated/docs/v$(VERSION)
+	hugo \
+		--contentDir generated \
+		--ignoreCache \
+		--minify
+	tar czvf site.tar.gz -C public .
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