diff --git a/.github/workflows/javadocs.yml b/.github/workflows/javadocs.yml
index 9baa2b582a0..4349d499140 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/javadocs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/javadocs.yml
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '11'
           distribution: 'temurin'
       - name: Check Java Docs
-        run: ./mvnw ${MAVEN_ARGS} clean install javadoc:jar -DskipTests -Pjavadoc-test
+        run: make javadoc
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 11155edc23a..ae55e5d9a5a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ sonar: clean
 	# $(MAVEN_ARGS) ---> -T 1C won't work with sonar analysis (yet)
 	mvn -Psonar install sonar:sonar
 
+.PHONY: javadoc
+javadoc: clean
+	mvn $(MAVEN_ARGS) install javadoc:jar -DskipTests -Pjavadoc-test
+
 .PHONY: format-license
 format-license:
 	mvn $(MAVEN_ARGS) -N license:format
@@ -69,6 +73,9 @@ format-license:
 format-java:
 	mvn $(MAVEN_ARGS) spotless:apply -Pitests
 
+.PHONY: format
+format: format-license format-java
+
 .PHONY:
 quickly: clean
 	mvn $(MAVEN_ARGS) install -DskipTests -Djacoco.skip=true