diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dada1058..22c63138 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ clean:
 	@rm -rf sandbox
 
 ### generate the AUTHORS file from Git commit information
-authors:
+generate_authors:
 	@cp .github/mailmap .mailmap
 	@git shortlog -sne > AUTHORS
 	@rm .mailmap
diff --git a/doc/md/dev/Release-Shaarli.md b/doc/md/dev/Release-Shaarli.md
index d79be9ce..e1ada539 100644
--- a/doc/md/dev/Release-Shaarli.md
+++ b/doc/md/dev/Release-Shaarli.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ GitHub allows drafting the release notes for the upcoming release, from the [Rel
 ## Update the list of Git contributors
 
 ```bash
-$ make authors
+$ make generate_authors
 $ git commit -s -m "Update AUTHORS"
 ```