diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ba562cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# kernel-style V=1 build verbosity
+ifeq ("$(origin V)", "command line")
+  BUILD_VERBOSE = $(V)
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BUILD_VERBOSE),1)
+  Q =
+else
+  Q = @
+endif
+
+REPO = github.com/operator-framework/api
+BUILD_PATH = $(REPO)/cmd/operator-verify
+PKGS = $(shell go list ./... | grep -v /vendor/)
+
+.PHONY: help
+help: ## Show this help screen
+	@echo 'Usage: make <OPTIONS> ... <TARGETS>'
+	@echo ''
+	@echo 'Available targets are:'
+	@echo ''
+	@awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*##"; printf "\nUsage:\n  make \033[36m<target>\033[0m\n"} /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+:.*?##/ { printf "  \033[36m%-15s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2 } /^##@/ { printf "\n\033[1m%s\033[0m\n", substr($$0, 5) } ' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+
+.PHONY: install
+
+install: ## Build & install the operator-verify
+	
+	$(Q)go install \
+		-gcflags "all=-trimpath=${GOPATH}" \
+		-asmflags "all=-trimpath=${GOPATH}" \
+		-ldflags " \
+			-X '${REPO}/version.GitVersion=${VERSION}' \
+			-X '${REPO}/version.GitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT}' \
+		" \
+		$(BUILD_PATH)
+
+# Code management.
+.PHONY: format tidy clean
+
+format: ## Format the source code
+	$(Q)go fmt $(PKGS)
+
+tidy: ## Update dependencies
+	$(Q)go mod tidy -v
+
+clean: ## Clean up the build artifacts
+	$(Q)rm -rf build
+
+##############################
+# Tests                      #
+##############################
+
+##@ Tests
+
+# Static tests.
+.PHONY: test test-unit
+
+test: test-unit ## Run the tests
+
+TEST_PKGS:=$(shell go list ./...)
+test-unit: ## Run the unit tests
+	$(Q)go test -short ${TEST_PKGS}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91bb12ffb..918a388c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,3 +8,13 @@ Contains the API definitions used by [Operator Lifecycle Manager][olm] (OLM) and
 
 [olm]:https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-lifecycle-manager
 [marketplace]:https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-marketplace
+
+## Usage
+
+You can install the `operator-verify` tool from source using:
+
+`$ make install`
+
+To verify your ClusterServiceVersion yaml,
+
+`$ operator-verify verify /path/to/filename.yaml`
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