diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index 1f885c3..31ff6f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - scala: 2.13.8
             name: Scala2
-            test-tasks: coverage test coverageReport
+            test-tasks: coverage test coverageReport generate-docs
           - scala: 3.1.3
             name: Scala3
             test-tasks: test # scoverage doesn’t support Scala 3
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 1f8983a..bb8af52 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -36,14 +36,7 @@ lazy val `cats-xml`: Project = project
     crossScalaVersions := Nil
   )
   .settings(
-    copyReadMe := IO.copyFile(file("docs/compiled/README.md"), file("README.md")),
-    (Compile / compile) := (CrossVersion.partialVersion(scalaVersion.value) match {
-      case Some((2, _)) =>
-        (Compile / compile)
-          .dependsOn(copyReadMe.toTask.dependsOn((docs / mdoc).toTask("")))
-          .value
-      case _ => (Compile / compile).value
-    })
+    copyReadMe := IO.copyFile(file("docs/compiled/README.md"), file("README.md"))
   )
   .aggregate(docs, core, metrics, utils, effect, scalaxml)
 
@@ -239,3 +232,4 @@ def scalacSettings(scalaVersion: String): Seq[String] =
 
 //=============================== ALIASES ===============================
 addCommandAlias("check", "scalafmtAll;clean;coverage;test;coverageAggregate")
+addCommandAlias("generate-docs", "mdoc;copyReadMe;")
diff --git a/docs/compiled/generic.md b/docs/compiled/generic.md
index 8a364c6..c7b2182 100644
--- a/docs/compiled/generic.md
+++ b/docs/compiled/generic.md
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ implicit val typeInterpreterFoo: XmlTypeInterpreter[Foo] =
     .overrideType(
       _.param(_.valueClass) -> XmlElemType.Attribute
     )
-// typeInterpreterFoo: XmlTypeInterpreter[Foo] = cats.xml.generic.XmlTypeInterpreter$$anon$1@6085f0fd
+// typeInterpreterFoo: XmlTypeInterpreter[Foo] = cats.xml.generic.XmlTypeInterpreter$$anon$1@72ff4d03
 
 implicit val decoderValueClass: Decoder[ValueClass] = deriveDecoder[ValueClass]
-// decoderValueClass: Decoder[ValueClass] = cats.xml.codec.Decoder$$anonfun$of$2@4976ee4d
+// decoderValueClass: Decoder[ValueClass] = cats.xml.codec.Decoder$$anonfun$of$2@17331878
 implicit val decoderBar: Decoder[Bar] = deriveDecoder[Bar]
-// decoderBar: Decoder[Bar] = cats.xml.codec.Decoder$$anonfun$of$2@3234a760
+// decoderBar: Decoder[Bar] = cats.xml.codec.Decoder$$anonfun$of$2@28deb4fb
 implicit val decoderFoo: Decoder[Foo] = deriveDecoder[Foo]
-// decoderFoo: Decoder[Foo] = cats.xml.codec.Decoder$$anonfun$of$2@1d5b9ce6
+// decoderFoo: Decoder[Foo] = cats.xml.codec.Decoder$$anonfun$of$2@265451b
 
 XmlNode("foo")
    .withAttributes(
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ implicit val typeInterpreterFoo: XmlTypeInterpreter[Foo] =
     .overrideType(
       _.param(_.valueClass) -> XmlElemType.Attribute
     )
-// typeInterpreterFoo: XmlTypeInterpreter[Foo] = cats.xml.generic.XmlTypeInterpreter$$anon$1@2c6c1d31
+// typeInterpreterFoo: XmlTypeInterpreter[Foo] = cats.xml.generic.XmlTypeInterpreter$$anon$1@505beee
 
 implicit val encoderValueClass: Encoder[ValueClass] = deriveEncoder[ValueClass]
-// encoderValueClass: Encoder[ValueClass] = cats.xml.codec.DataEncoder$$anonfun$of$4@3b74b07b
+// encoderValueClass: Encoder[ValueClass] = cats.xml.codec.DataEncoder$$anonfun$of$4@5821bbd9
 implicit val encoderBar: Encoder[Bar]               = deriveEncoder[Bar]
-// encoderBar: Encoder[Bar] = cats.xml.codec.Encoder$$anonfun$of$2@7a09a75f
+// encoderBar: Encoder[Bar] = cats.xml.codec.Encoder$$anonfun$of$2@70c4705b
 implicit val encoderFoo: Encoder[Foo]               = deriveEncoder[Foo]
-// encoderFoo: Encoder[Foo] = cats.xml.codec.Encoder$$anonfun$of$2@1cd4c673
+// encoderFoo: Encoder[Foo] = cats.xml.codec.Encoder$$anonfun$of$2@2ed823dd
 
 Foo(
   primitiveField = 1d,