diff --git a/docs/development.rst b/docs/development.rst
index 97976bb7..8c389262 100644
--- a/docs/development.rst
+++ b/docs/development.rst
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ for easier use by packagers downstream.
 When a command is added, a command line flag changed, added or removed,
 the usage docs need to be rebuilt as well::
 
-  python scripts/gendocs.py build_usage
-  python scripts/gendocs.py build_man
+  python scripts/make.py build_usage
+  python scripts/make.py build_man
 
 However, we prefer to do this as part of our :ref:`releasing`
 preparations, so it is generally not necessary to update these when
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ Checklist:
 - Verify that ``MANIFEST.in``, ``pyproject.toml`` and ``setup.py`` are complete.
 - Run these commands and commit::
 
-  python scripts/gendocs.py build_usage
-  python scripts/gendocs.py build_man
+    python scripts/make.py build_usage
+    python scripts/make.py build_man
 
 - Tag the release::
 
diff --git a/scripts/make.py b/scripts/make.py
index 9e435a65..7bb3ce14 100644
--- a/scripts/make.py
+++ b/scripts/make.py
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ def usage():
         textwrap.dedent(
             """
         Usage:
-            python scripts/gendocs.py build_usage  # build usage documentation
-            python scripts/gendocs.py build_man    # build man pages
+            python scripts/make.py build_usage  # build usage documentation
+            python scripts/make.py build_man    # build man pages
     """
         )
     )