diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b0d6336..175c2a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,9 +64,18 @@ LANCEDB_CGO_LDFLAGS := $(LANCEDB_NATIVE_LIB) $(LANCEDB_SYSTEM_LDFLAGS)
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := build
 
-.PHONY: dev build release generator enums \
+.PHONY: help dev build release generator enums \
 	_web-build-spa _web-dev _prepare-dist _lancedb-artifacts _lancedb-check
 
+help:
+	@echo "Available targets:"
+	@echo "  make dev        Start backend and frontend development servers"
+	@echo "  make build      Build the current system into dist/"
+	@echo "  make release    Build linux/darwin/windows release binaries into dist/"
+	@echo "  make generator  Run code generation"
+	@echo "  make enums      Generate frontend enums"
+	@echo "  make help       Show this help"
+
 dev: _lancedb-check
 	@CGO_ENABLED=1 CGO_CFLAGS="$(LANCEDB_CGO_CFLAGS)" CGO_LDFLAGS="$(LANCEDB_CGO_LDFLAGS)" \
 		$(GO) run -tags "dev lancedb" $(MAIN) & \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7ff409..cd56b3b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ make build      # build the frontend SPA and current-platform Go binary into dis
 make release    # build linux/darwin/windows release binaries into dist/
 make generator  # run code generation
 make enums      # generate frontend enums
+make help       # show available make targets
 ```
 
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