diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4d0ab19..a72ca3c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ all: output ldoc changelogs manpages
 output:
 	ikiwiki $(CURDIR) html -v --wikiname about --plugin=goodstuff \
 	  --templatedir=templates \
-	  --exclude=html --exclude=Makefile --exclude=README.md
+	  --exclude=html --exclude=Makefile --exclude=README.md \
+	  --exclude=README.for_webpage.md
 	echo awesomewm.org > html/CNAME
+	cp README.for_webpage.md html/README.md
 
 ldoc:
 	rm -f src/build
diff --git a/README.for_webpage.md b/README.for_webpage.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..207f2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.for_webpage.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# DO NOT EDIT
+
+This repository contains the generated version of the web page for the [awesome
+window manager](https://awesomewm.org/). All pull requests to this repository
+will be ignored. Instead, please send suggestions for changes to the
+[awesome-www repository](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome-www) instead.