diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc9d35435..ed4f6ff1b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1246,9 +1246,13 @@ gencabal-with-hpack-%:
 genmanuals: Shake #$(call def-help,genmanuals, regenerate embedded manuals (might need -B) )
 	./Shake manuals
 
-updatemanuals: genmanuals $(call def-help,updatemanuals, regenerate embedded manuals and commit (might need -B) )
+# we call in shake for this job; so dependencies aren't checked here
+gencommandhelp: Shake
+	./Shake commandhelp
+
+updateembeddeddocs: genmanuals gencommandhelp $(call def-help,updatemanuals, regenerate embedded docs and commit (might need -B) )
 	@read -p "please review changes then press enter to commit $(shell ls hledger*/hledger*.{1,5,info,txt})"
-	git commit -m "update embedded manuals" hledger*/hledger*.{1,5,info,txt}
+	git commit -m "update embedded docs" hledger*/hledger*.{1,5,info,txt} hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/*.txt
 
 
 tagrelease: \