diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2fac119..0fda481 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ GOFMT_FILES?=$$(find . -name '*.go' | grep -v vendor)
 TAG=$(shell git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
 
 
-all: build
+all: help
 
 $(GOPATH)/bin/golint$(suffix):
 	go get github.com/golang/lint/golint
@@ -13,70 +13,102 @@ $(GOPATH)/bin/golint$(suffix):
 $(GOPATH)/bin/goveralls$(suffix):
 	go get github.com/mattn/goveralls
 
+
+## build: Build the project
+build: bin
+	@go build -o bin/$(NAME) .
+
+## vandor:  verify dependencies have expected conten
 vendor:
-	go mod vendor
+	@go mod vendor
+
 
 .bats:
-	git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sstephenson/bats.git .bats
+	@git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sstephenson/bats.git .bats
 
+## bin: Create the bin directory
 bin:
-	mkdir bin
+	@mkdir bin
 
+## release: Create a release
 release:
-	goreleaser --rm-dist
+	@goreleaser --rm-dist 
 
+## snapshot: Creating a Snapshot Version
 snapshot:
-	goreleaser --snapshot --skip-publish --rm-dist
-
-build: bin
-	go build -o bin/$(NAME) .
+	@goreleaser --snapshot --skip-publish --rm-dist
 
+## lint: Use golint to check the code specification
 lint: $(GOPATH)/bin/golint$(suffix)
-	golint
+	@golint
 
+## docker: Build and push the docker image
 docker:
-	docker build -t $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG) .
-	docker tag $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG) $(IMAGE_NAME):latest
-	docker push $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG)
-	docker push $(IMAGE_NAME):latest
+	@docker build -t $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG) .
+	@docker tag $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG) $(IMAGE_NAME):latest
+	@docker push $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG)
+	@docker push $(IMAGE_NAME):latest
 
+## docker-offline: Build and push an offline docker image
 docker-offline:
-	docker build -f Dockerfile.offline -t $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG)-offline .
-	docker tag $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG)-offline $(IMAGE_NAME):offline
+	@docker build -f Dockerfile.offline -t $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG)-offline .
+	@docker tag $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG)-offline $(IMAGE_NAME):offline
 
+## vet: Check the code using go vet
 vet:
-	go vet
+	@go vet
 
+## test: Run the tests
 test: vet
-	go test -race -v -cover ./...
+	@go test -race -v -cover ./...
 
+## watch: Monitor code changes and run tests automatically
 watch:
-	ls */*.go | entr make test
+	@ls */*.go | entr make test
 
+## acceptance: Operational acceptance test
 acceptance:
-	docker build -f Dockerfile.acceptance -t $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG)-acceptance .
-	docker tag $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG)-acceptance $(IMAGE_NAME):acceptance
+	@docker build -f Dockerfile.acceptance -t $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG)-acceptance .
+	@docker tag $(IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG)-acceptance $(IMAGE_NAME):acceptance
 
+## cover: Generate code coverage reports
 cover:
-	go test -v ./$(NAME) -coverprofile=coverage.out
-	go tool cover -html=coverage.out
-	rm coverage.out
+	@go test -v ./$(NAME) -coverprofile=coverage.out
+	@go tool cover -html=coverage.out
+	@rm coverage.out
 
+## clean: Clear the generated file
 clean:
-	rm -fr dist bin
+	@rm -fr dist bin
 
+## fmt: Format the code
 fmt:
-	gofmt -w $(GOFMT_FILES)
+	@gofmt -w $(GOFMT_FILES)
 
+## check: Generates the checksum of the file
 dist/$(NAME)-checksum-%:
-	cd dist && sha256sum $@.zip
+	@cd dist && sha256sum $@.zip
 
 checksums: dist/$(NAME)-checksum-darwin-amd64 dist/$(NAME)-checksum-windows-386 dist/$(NAME)-checksum-windows-amd64 dist/$(NAME)-checksum-linux-amd64
 
 chocolatey/$(NAME)/$(NAME).$(TAG).nupkg: chocolatey/$(NAME)/$(NAME).nuspec
-	cd chocolatey/$(NAME) && choco pack
+	@cd chocolatey/$(NAME) && choco pack
 
+## choco: Build and push the chocolatey package
 choco:
-	cd chocolatey/$(NAME) && choco push $(NAME).$(TAG).nupkg -s https://chocolatey.org/
+	@cd chocolatey/$(NAME) && choco push $(NAME).$(TAG).nupkg -s https://chocolatey.org/
+
+## help: Display help information
+help: Makefile
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Usage:"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "  make [target]"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Targets:"
+	@echo ""
+	@awk -F ':|##' '/^[^\.%\t][^\t]*:.*##/{printf "  \033[36m%-20s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$NF}' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | sort
+	@sed -n 's/^##//p' ${MAKEFILE_LIST} | column -t -s ':' |  sed -e 's/^/ /'
 
 .PHONY: release snapshot fmt clean cover acceptance lint docker test vet watch build check choco checksums