diff --git a/Shake.hs b/Shake.hs
index 30d95f0e5..d1d56a996 100755
--- a/Shake.hs
+++ b/Shake.hs
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ main = do
 
     webmanall %> \out -> do
       need webmanpages
-      liftIO $ writeFile webmanall "* toc\n\n"
+      liftIO $ writeFile webmanall "# Big Manual\n\n* toc\n\n"
       forM_ webmanpages $ \f -> do -- site/hledger.md, site/journal.md
         cmd Shell ("printf '\\n\\n' >>") webmanall :: Action ExitCode
         cmd Shell "pandoc" f "-t markdown --atx-headers"
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ main = do
 
     cookbookall %> \out -> do
       need cookbookpages
-      liftIO $ writeFile cookbookall "* toc\n\n"
+      liftIO $ writeFile cookbookall "# User Cookbook\n\n* toc\n\n"
       forM_ cookbookpages $ \f -> do -- site/csv-import.md, site/account-aliases.md, ...
         cmd Shell ("printf '\\n\\n' >>") cookbookall :: Action ExitCode
         cmd Shell "pandoc" f "-t markdown --atx-headers"