diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb78ca3..f0f4919 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -104,5 +104,6 @@ venv.bak/
 .mypy_cache/
 
 # vim tmp
+*~
 *.swp
 *.swo
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d691d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+PYTHON = python3
+PIP = pip3
+
+define HELP
+cat <<EOF
+ocrd_repair_inconsistencies
+
+Targets:
+	deps     Install Python dependencies via pip
+	install  Install Python package
+EOF
+endef
+export HELP
+help: ; @eval "$$HELP"
+
+deps:
+	$(PIP) install -r requirements.txt
+
+install:
+	$(PIP) install .