diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aebb6021..703d9582 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Build artifacts
 /book/
+/exercise-templates/
 target/
 *.bin
 
diff --git a/build-exercise-templates.sh b/build-exercise-templates.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cc0b30ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-exercise-templates.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+mkdir exercise-templates
+cargo run --bin exerciser src/exercises/bare-metal/compass.md exercise-templates/compass
+cargo run --bin exerciser src/exercises/bare-metal/rtc.md exercise-templates/rtc