diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 351bc6e1..e3ce6be4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-### SeismoStats
+# SeismoStats
 
 Measure your seismicity with **SeismoStats**, a Python package for seismicity analysis.
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 11d34963..5607b3bf 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
 
-html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_theme = 'pydata_sphinx_theme'
 html_static_path = ['_static']
diff --git a/docs/source/index.md b/docs/source/index.md
index aa479dde..04c4fe79 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/index.md
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
-% SeismoStats documentation master file, created by
-% sphinx-quickstart on Wed Jan  3 14:26:37 2024.
-% You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
-% contain the root `toctree` directive.
-
-# Welcome to SeismoStats's documentation!
-
-Measure your seismicity with **SeismoStats**, a Python package for seismicity.
+```{include} ../../README.md
+:relative-images:
+```
 
 Check out the {doc}`usage` section for further information, including how to
 {ref}`install <installation>` the project.
@@ -17,7 +12,7 @@ Check out the {doc}`usage` section for further information, including how to
 usage
 ```
 
-# Indices and tables
+## Indices and tables
 
 - {ref}`genindex`
 - {ref}`modindex`
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d72b398a..12fb2fd7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ doc =
     sphinx
     myst-parser
     sphinx-autobuild
+    pydata-sphinx-theme
 
 jupyter =
     notebook