diff --git a/contrib/devtools/gen-manpages.py b/contrib/devtools/gen-manpages.py
index c7678817a99..12d16157df5 100755
--- a/contrib/devtools/gen-manpages.py
+++ b/contrib/devtools/gen-manpages.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import tempfile
 import argparse
 
 BINARIES = [
+'bin/bitcoin',
 'bin/bitcoind',
 'bin/bitcoin-cli',
 'bin/bitcoin-tx',
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin.1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..80deae70f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin.1
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.TH BITCOIN "1"
+.SH NAME
+bitcoin \- manual page for bitcoin
+
+This is a placeholder file. Please follow the instructions in \fIcontrib/devtools/README.md\fR to generate the manual pages after a release.