diff --git a/rack-protection/Rakefile b/rack-protection/Rakefile
index 221d9eec..5bab1699 100644
--- a/rack-protection/Rakefile
+++ b/rack-protection/Rakefile
@@ -24,7 +24,15 @@ namespace :doc do
     end
   end
 
-  task :all => [:readmes]
+  task :index do
+    doc = File.read("README.md")
+    file = "doc/rack-protection-readme.md"
+    Dir.mkdir "doc" unless File.directory? "doc"
+    puts "writing #{file}"
+    File.open(file, "w") { |f| f << doc }
+  end
+
+  task :all => [:readmes, :index]
 end
 
 desc "generate documentation"
diff --git a/sinatra-contrib/Rakefile b/sinatra-contrib/Rakefile
index 861bb7f2..dfe92354 100644
--- a/sinatra-contrib/Rakefile
+++ b/sinatra-contrib/Rakefile
@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ namespace :doc do
     end
   end
 
-  task :all => [:readmes]
+  task :index do
+    doc = File.read("README.md")
+    file = "doc/sinatra-contrib-readme.md"
+    Dir.mkdir "doc" unless File.directory? "doc"
+    puts "writing #{file}"
+    File.open(file, "w") { |f| f << doc }
+  end
+
+  task :all => [:readmes, :index]
 end
 
 desc "generate documentation"