diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f17442b..f5691187 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ A modern [Copier template](https://github.com/copier-org/copier) for scaffolding
 - ♻️ Continuous integration with [GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions) or [GitLab CI/CD](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/)
 - 🧪 Test coverage with [Coverage.py](https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy)
 - 🧰 Dependency updates with [Dependabot](https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/about-dependabot-version-updates)
+- 📚 Documentation with [MkDocs](https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs)
 
 ## ✨ Using
 
@@ -91,6 +92,19 @@ To migrate a project from Cookiecutter to Copier, follow these steps:
 
 5. Create a PR from your branch, review it, and merge it!
 
+### Build and publish your Python project's docs
+
+To build and serve your Python project's docs, run:
+
+```sh
+poe docs --serve
+```
+
+If your project is on GitHub, your docs will be published automatically to GitHub Pages every time you update the default branch. You can view the docs by clicking on the ![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Documentation&message=View&color=blue&logo=readme&logoColor=white)] badge in your project's README.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> Make sure to [configure the source of your project's GitHub Pages as GitHub Actions in your project settings](https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/configuring-a-publishing-source-for-your-github-pages-site#publishing-with-a-custom-github-actions-workflow) to allow the GitHub Actions workflow to publish your docs.
+
 ## Contributing
 
 <details>
diff --git a/copier.yml b/copier.yml
index bb0c82da..44d7c933 100644
--- a/copier.yml
+++ b/copier.yml
@@ -98,3 +98,8 @@ project_name_kebab_case:
 project_name_snake_case:
   when: false
   default: "{{ project_name | lower | replace(' ', '_') }}"
+
+documentation_url:
+  when: false
+  default: "{% if ci == 'github' %}https://{{ project_url.rstrip('/').split('/')[-2] }}.github.io/{{ project_url.rstrip('/').split('/')[-1] }}{% else %}{{ project_url }}{% endif %}"
+
diff --git a/template/.gitignore.jinja b/template/.gitignore.jinja
index 253d2bad..fe2b5e5d 100644
--- a/template/.gitignore.jinja
+++ b/template/.gitignore.jinja
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ notebooks/
 # mise
 mise.local.toml
 
+# MkDocs
+site/
+
 # mypy
 .dmypy.json
 .mypy_cache/
diff --git a/template/README.md.jinja b/template/README.md.jinja
index 4c4487f4..1451740c 100644
--- a/template/README.md.jinja
+++ b/template/README.md.jinja
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[![Open in Dev Containers](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Dev%20Containers&message=Open&color=blue&logo=data:image/svg%2bxml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAyNCAyNCI+PHBhdGggZmlsbD0iI2ZmZiIgZD0iTTE3IDE2VjdsLTYgNU0yIDlWOGwxLTFoMWw0IDMgOC04aDFsNCAyIDEgMXYxNGwtMSAxLTQgMmgtMWwtOC04LTQgM0gzbC0xLTF2LTFsMy0zIi8+PC9zdmc+)](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode://ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers/cloneInVolume?url={{ project_url }}){% if ci == 'github' %} [![Open in GitHub Codespaces](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=GitHub%20Codespaces&message=Open&color=blue&logo=github)](https://github.com/codespaces/new/{{ project_url.replace("https://github.com/", "") }}){% endif %}
+[![Open in Dev Containers](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Dev%20Containers&message=Open&color=blue&logo=data:image/svg%2bxml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAyNCAyNCI+PHBhdGggZmlsbD0iI2ZmZiIgZD0iTTE3IDE2VjdsLTYgNU0yIDlWOGwxLTFoMWw0IDMgOC04aDFsNCAyIDEgMXYxNGwtMSAxLTQgMmgtMWwtOC04LTQgM0gzbC0xLTF2LTFsMy0zIi8+PC9zdmc+)](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode://ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers/cloneInVolume?url={{ project_url }}){% if ci == 'github' %} [![Open in GitHub Codespaces](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=GitHub%20Codespaces&message=Open&color=blue&logo=github)](https://github.com/codespaces/new/{{ project_url.replace("https://github.com/", "") }}){% endif %}{% if ci == 'github' %} [![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Documentation&message=View&color=blue&logo=readme&logoColor=white)]({{ documentation_url }}){% endif %}
 
 # {{ project_name }}
 
diff --git a/template/docs/index.md.jinja b/template/docs/index.md.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f65d4f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/docs/index.md.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# {{ project_name }}
+
+{{ project_description }}
diff --git a/template/docs/{% if project_type == 'package' %}reference.md{% endif %}.jinja b/template/docs/{% if project_type == 'package' %}reference.md{% endif %}.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd2ee526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/docs/{% if project_type == 'package' %}reference.md{% endif %}.jinja	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Reference
+
+::: {{ project_name_snake_case }}
diff --git a/template/mkdocs.yml.jinja b/template/mkdocs.yml.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c764426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/mkdocs.yml.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+site_name: {{ project_name }}
+site_description: {{ project_description }}
+site_url: {{ documentation_url }}
+repo_url: {{ project_url }}
+repo_name: {{ project_url.rstrip('/').split('/')[-2:] | join('/') }}
+{%- if typing == 'strict' %}
+
+strict: true
+
+validation:
+  omitted_files: warn
+  absolute_links: warn
+  unrecognized_links: warn
+  anchors: warn
+{%- endif %}
+
+theme:
+  name: material
+
+nav:
+  - Home: index.md
+{%- if project_type == 'package' %}
+  - Reference: reference.md
+
+watch:
+  - src
+{%- endif %}
+
+plugins:
+  - search
+{%- if project_type == 'package' %}
+  - mkdocstrings:
+      handlers:
+        python:
+          options:
+            docstring_style: numpy
+{%- endif %}
+
+markdown_extensions:
+  - pymdownx.highlight
+  - pymdownx.superfences
diff --git a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
index 712dd299..8b638d43 100644
--- a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
+++ b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ source = "{{ project_url }}"
 changelog = "{{ project_url.rstrip('/') }}/{% if ci == 'gitlab' %}-/{% endif %}blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 {%- endif %}
 releasenotes = "{{ project_url.rstrip('/') }}/{% if ci == 'gitlab' %}-/{% endif %}releases"
-documentation = "{{ project_url }}"
+documentation = "{{ documentation_url }}"
 issues = "{{ project_url.rstrip('/') }}/{% if ci == 'gitlab' %}-/{% endif %}issues"
 
 [dependency-groups]  # https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#development-dependencies
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ dev = [
   "ipython (>=8.18.0)",
   "ipywidgets (>=8.1.2)",
   "mypy (>=1.14.1)",
-  "pdoc (>=15.0.1)",
+  "mkdocs-material (>=9.5.21)",
   {%- if project_type == 'package' %}
+  "mkdocstrings[python] (>=0.26.2)",
   "poethepoet (>=0.32.1)",
   {%- endif %}
   "pre-commit (>=4.0.1)",
@@ -154,6 +155,23 @@ convention = "numpy"
 type = "simple"
 
 [tool.poe.tasks]
+
+  [tool.poe.tasks.docs]
+  help = "Build or serve the documentation"
+  shell = """
+    if [ $serve ]
+    then {
+      mkdocs serve
+    } else {
+      mkdocs build
+    } fi
+    """
+
+    [[tool.poe.tasks.docs.args]]
+    help = "Serve the documentation locally with live reload"
+    type = "boolean"
+    name = "serve"
+    options = ["--serve"]
 {%- if with_fastapi_api %}
 
   [tool.poe.tasks.serve]
@@ -207,27 +225,6 @@ type = "simple"
     cmd = "echo 'Serving app (placeholder)...'"
 {%- endif %}
 
-  [tool.poe.tasks.docs]
-  help = "Generate this {{ project_type }}'s docs"
-  cmd = """
-    pdoc
-      --docformat $docformat
-      --output-directory $outputdirectory
-      {{ project_name_snake_case }}
-    """
-
-    [[tool.poe.tasks.docs.args]]
-    help = "The docstring style (default: numpy)"
-    name = "docformat"
-    options = ["--docformat"]
-    default = "numpy"
-
-    [[tool.poe.tasks.docs.args]]
-    help = "The output directory (default: docs)"
-    name = "outputdirectory"
-    options = ["--output-directory"]
-    default = "docs"
-
   [tool.poe.tasks.lint]
   help = "Lint this {{ project_type }}"
   cmd = """
diff --git a/template/{% if ci == 'github' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/docs.yml.jinja b/template/{% if ci == 'github' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/docs.yml.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07e118c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/{% if ci == 'github' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/docs.yml.jinja	
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Documentation
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: "pages"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    environment:
+      name: github-pages
+      url: ${{ "{{" }} steps.deployment.outputs.page_url {{ "}}" }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        
+      - name: Build docs
+        run: uv run mkdocs build
+      
+      - name: Configure GitHub Pages
+        uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
+        
+      - name: Upload GitHub Pages artifact 
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: site
+          
+      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
+        id: deployment
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
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