diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+# Copyright 2019 The Things Industries B.V.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+SHELL = bash
+GO = go
+PROTOC = protoc
+
+PROTO_PATH ?= ../..
+VERSIONS ?= v1alpha1
+GOPATH ?= $(shell $(GO) env GOPATH)
+
+.PHONY: all
+all: $(VERSIONS)
+
+.PHONY: deps
+deps:
+	$(GO) get github.com/gogo/protobuf/protoc-gen-gogofaster
+	$(GO) get google.golang.org/grpc
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(VERSIONS)
+
+v%:
+	$(PROTOC) -I=$(GOPATH)/src -I=$(GOPATH)/src/github.com/gogo/protobuf/protobuf --gogofaster_out=plugins=grpc,\
+Mgoogle/protobuf/any.proto=github.com/gogo/protobuf/types,\
+Mgoogle/protobuf/duration.proto=github.com/gogo/protobuf/types,\
+Mgoogle/protobuf/empty.proto=github.com/gogo/protobuf/types,\
+Mgoogle/protobuf/struct.proto=github.com/gogo/protobuf/types,\
+Mgoogle/protobuf/timestamp.proto=github.com/gogo/protobuf/types,\
+Mgoogle/protobuf/wrappers.proto=github.com/gogo/protobuf/types:../../ \
+		--proto_path=$(PROTO_PATH) \
+		$(PROTO_PATH)/packetbroker/api/$@/*.proto
+
+# vim: ft=make
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+# Packet Broker API for Go
+
+`go-api` is the Packet Broker API for Go.
+
+## Installing
+
+Use `go get` to retrieve the Go API.
+
+```bash
+$ go get go.packetbroker.org/api
+```
+
+## Regenerating
+
+The generated protos are checked in to this repository. You only need to regenerate the protos to incorporate changes coming from upstream.
+
+To generate protos, [install the Protocol Compiler](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf#protocol-compiler-installation).
+
+Before generating protos, get the dependencies:
+
+```bash
+$ make deps
+```
+
+Clean existing generated protos:
+
+```bash
+$ make clean
+```
+
+To generate protos, clone the [Packet Broker API repository](https://github.com/packetbroker/api).
+
+If you clone the API repository in `../../packetbroker/api` relative to the path of this repository:
+
+```bash
+$ make
+```
+
+If you clone the API repository somewhere else, pass the import path where the `packetbroker/api` folder resides like this:
+
+```bash
+$ PROTO_PATH=<path> make
+```
+
+## License
+
+The Go API is distributed under [Apache License, Version 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). See `LICENSE` for more information.