diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f45558e0c5..a51b96fdb2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,25 @@ superset:
 	# Load some data to play with
 	superset load-examples
 
+update: update-py update-js
+
+update-py:
+	# Install external dependencies
+	pip install -r requirements/local.txt
+
+	# Install Superset in editable (development) mode
+	pip install -e .
+
+	# Initialize the database
+	superset db upgrade
+
+	# Create default roles and permissions
+	superset init
+
+update-js:
+	# Install js packages
+	cd superset-frontend; npm install
+
 venv:
 	# Create a virtual environment and activate it (recommended)
 	python3 -m venv venv # setup a python3 virtualenv