diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index b7876e6..18186e7 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
+
 .. pyiron_ontology documentation master file
 
 .. _index:
 
-
-===============
-pyiron_ontology
-===============
+.. include:: README.md
+   :parser: myst_parser.sphinx_
 
 .. toctree::
    :hidden: