diff --git a/docs/source/content/contributing.md b/docs/source/content/contributing.md
index ce66ef258..b92c97410 100644
--- a/docs/source/content/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/source/content/contributing.md
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ in the docstring, and this will then automatically generate the API docs when me
 They will also be automatically checked with [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/) (via
 [doctest](https://docs.python.org/3/library/doctest.html)).
 
+If you want to view your documentation changes, run `pytest run docs-hot-reload`. This will give you
+hot-reloading docs (they change in real time as you edit docstrings).
+
 ### Docstring Style Guide
 
 We follow the Google Python Docstring Style for writing docstrings, with some added features from
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index a17630f9b..cdc3493b9 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ test:
 	make acceptance-test
 	make docstring-test
 	make notebook-test
+
+docs-hot-reload:
+	poetry run docs-hot-reload
+
+build-docs:
+	poetry run build-docs