diff --git a/doc/manuals/Makefile b/doc/manuals/Makefile
index a9dc393..234a48c 100644
--- a/doc/manuals/Makefile
+++ b/doc/manuals/Makefile
@@ -8,3 +8,44 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/build/Makefile.vty-reference.inc
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/build/Makefile.common.inc
+
+OSMO_HLR_PATH ?= ../../osmo-hlr
+TMP_DB = generated/hlr.db
+
+update-examples: update-examples-ctrl update-examples-vty
+
+.PHONY: found-update-deps
+found-update-deps:
+	@if [ ! -f "$(OSMO_HLR_PATH)/sql/hlr.sql" ]; then \
+		echo "You need to define OSMO_HLR_PATH to point at an osmo-hlr.git"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+	@if [ -z "$(shell which osmo-hlr)" ]; then \
+		echo "osmo-hlr needs to be installed / available in the PATH"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+	@if [ -z "$(shell which osmo_verify_transcript_ctrl.py)" ]; then \
+		echo "You need to install git.osmocom.org/python/osmo-python-tests.git"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+	@if [ -z "$(shell which osmo_verify_transcript_vty.py)" ]; then \
+		echo "You need to install git.osmocom.org/python/osmo-python-tests.git"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+
+update-examples-ctrl: found-update-deps
+	mkdir -p generated
+	rm -f "$(TMP_DB)"
+	sqlite3 "$(TMP_DB)" < "$(OSMO_HLR_PATH)/sql/hlr.sql"
+	sqlite3 "$(TMP_DB)" < "$(OSMO_HLR_PATH)/tests/test_subscriber.sql"
+	osmo_verify_transcript_ctrl.py \
+	  -r "osmo-hlr -l $(TMP_DB) -c /n/s/osmo/src/osmo-hlr/doc/examples/osmo-hlr.cfg" \
+	  -p 4259 --update *.ctrl
+
+update-examples-vty: found-update-deps
+	mkdir -p generated
+	rm -f "$(TMP_DB)"
+	sqlite3 "$(TMP_DB)" < "$(OSMO_HLR_PATH)/sql/hlr.sql"
+	osmo_verify_transcript_vty.py \
+	  -r "osmo-hlr -l $(TMP_DB) -c /n/s/osmo/src/osmo-hlr/doc/examples/osmo-hlr.cfg" \
+	  -p 4258 --update *.vty