diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1678ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+PROJECT_NAME           = "Intel Intelligent Storage Acceleration Library"
+PROJECT_BRIEF          = "ISA-L API reference doc"
+
+OUTPUT_DIRECTORY       = generated_doc
+FULL_PATH_NAMES        = NO
+TAB_SIZE               = 8
+ALIASES                = "requires=\xrefitem requires \"Requires\" \"Instruction Set Requirements for arch-specific functions (non-multibinary)\""
+OPTIMIZE_OUTPUT_FOR_C  = YES
+HIDE_UNDOC_MEMBERS     = YES
+
+INPUT                  = isa-l.h \
+			 include \
+			 README.md \
+			 Release_notes.txt
+
+EXCLUDE                = include/test.h
+EXAMPLE_PATH           = . crc raid erasure_code igzip
+PAPER_TYPE             = letter
+LATEX_SOURCE_CODE      = YES
+MACRO_EXPANSION        = YES
+EXPAND_ONLY_PREDEF     = YES
+PREDEFINED             = "DECLARE_ALIGNED(n, a)=ALIGN n" \
+                         __declspec(x)='x' \
+                         align(x)='ALIGN \
+                         x'
+EXPAND_AS_DEFINED      = DECLARE_ALIGNED
+EXTENSION_MAPPING      = "txt=md"
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index aa5dfa4..8b9c6a1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = autogen.sh Makefile.unx make.inc Makefile.nmake isa-l.def LICENSE README.md
+EXTRA_DIST = autogen.sh Makefile.unx make.inc Makefile.nmake isa-l.def LICENSE README.md Doxyfile
 CLEANFILES =
 LDADD =
 AM_MAKEFLAGS = --no-print-directory
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ isa-l.h:
 	@for unit in $(sort $(extern_hdrs)); do echo "#include <isa-l/$$unit>" | sed -e 's;include/;;' >> $@; done
 	@echo '#endif //_ISAL_H_'	>> $@
 
-
-license   = bsd
-licc      = $(srcdir)/doc/license_$(license)_c.txt
-lica      = $(srcdir)/doc/license_$(license)_asm.txt
-licm      = $(srcdir)/doc/license_$(license)_make.txt
-
+doc: isa-l.h
+	(cat Doxyfile; echo 'PROJECT_NUMBER=${VERSION}') | doxygen -
+	$(MAKE) -C generated_doc/latex &> generated_doc/latex_build_api.log
+	cp generated_doc/latex/refman.pdf isa-l_api_${VERSION}.pdf
diff --git a/make.inc b/make.inc
index ff4f43c..d1689cd 100644
--- a/make.inc
+++ b/make.inc
@@ -271,4 +271,8 @@ clean:
 	@$(RM) -r $(O) *.o *.a $(all_tests) $(lib_name) $(so_lib_name)
 
 
+doc: isa-l.h
+	(cat Doxyfile; echo 'PROJECT_NUMBER=$(version)') | doxygen -
+	$(MAKE) -C generated_doc/latex &> generated_doc/latex_build_api.log
+	cp generated_doc/latex/refman.pdf isa-l_api_$(version).pdf