diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index a98d253fa..e927d424c 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ The `Makefile` is templated based on the ARO HCP environment to interact with.
 Run the following command to generate a `Makefile` for personal development.
 
 ```bash
-./generate-makefile personal-dev
+./generate-makefile.sh personal-dev
 ```
diff --git a/backend/generate-makefile b/backend/generate-makefile.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/generate-makefile
rename to backend/generate-makefile.sh
diff --git a/frontend/README.md b/frontend/README.md
index 184f024dd..608034396 100644
--- a/frontend/README.md
+++ b/frontend/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The `Makefile` is templated based on the ARO HCP environment to interact with.
 Run the following command to generate a `Makefile` for personal development.
 
 ```bash
-./generate-makefile personal-dev
+./generate-makefile.sh personal-dev
 ```
 
 ## Build frontend binary for local testing
diff --git a/frontend/generate-makefile b/frontend/generate-makefile.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/generate-makefile
rename to frontend/generate-makefile.sh