diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index e44ee1b5..24f77fab 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ def bikeshed():
     import shutil
     import subprocess
 
+    for version in ["0.1", "0.2", "0.3", "0.4"]:
+        os.makedirs(".cache", exist_ok=True)
+        subprocess.check_call(
+            f"git clone --depth=1 --branch {version}.0 https://github.com/ome/ngff.git .cache/{version}",
+            shell=True,
+        )
+        os.symlink(f".cache/{version}/{version}", f"{version}")
+    os.symlink("spec", "latest")
+
     for index_file in ["latest/index.bs"] + glob.glob("[0-9]*/index.bs"):
         output_file = index_file.replace("bs", "html")
         output_dir = os.path.dirname(output_file)
@@ -71,14 +80,6 @@ def bikeshed():
 
         run_bikeshed = True
 
-        for version in ["0.1", "0.2", "0.3", "0.4"]:
-            os.makedirs(".cache", exist_ok=True)
-            subprocess.check_call(
-                f"git clone --depth=1 --branch {version}.0 https://github.com/ome/ngff.git .cache/{version}",
-                shell=True,
-            )
-            os.symlink(f".cache/{version}/{version}", f"{version}")
-
         # Give the loop a chance to skip files if no build is needed/requested
         if "BIKESHED" not in os.environ and os.path.exists(output_file):
             src_time = os.path.getmtime(index_file)