diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-publish.yml
index 52a154169..0df99c93f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-publish.yml
@@ -35,13 +35,17 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run:  |
+        run: |
           npm ci
           npm i jsdoc
           npm i clean-jsdoc-theme
       
       - name: Generate documentation
-        run: npx jsdoc -c jsdoc.json
+        run: |
+          echo "# Web5 JS SDK" > README-docs.md
+          echo "Select from the menu on the left to view API reference documentation." >> README-docs.md
+          npx jsdoc -c jsdoc.json
+          curl -o docs/favicon.ico https://developer.tbd.website/img/favicon.ico
 
       - name: Upload documentation artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/jsdoc.json b/jsdoc.json
index 1505fc5ab..56ae93fe2 100644
--- a/jsdoc.json
+++ b/jsdoc.json
@@ -2,37 +2,39 @@
   "opts": {
     "encoding": "utf8",
     "destination": "./docs/",
+    "readme": "README-docs.md",
     "recurse": true,
-    "template": "node_modules/clean-jsdoc-theme"
+    "template": "node_modules/clean-jsdoc-theme",
+    "theme_opts": {
+      "base_url": "https://tbd54566975.github.io/web5-js/",
+      "default_theme": "dark",
+      "favicon": "favicon.ico",
+      "homepageTitle": "Web5 JS API Reference",
+      "menu": [
+        {
+          "title": "GitHub",
+          "link": "https://github.com/TBD54566975/web5-js",
+          "target": "_blank"
+        }
+      ],
+      "search": true,
+      "title": "API Reference"
+    }
   },
   "plugins": [],
   "recurseDepth": 10,
   "source": {
-      "include": ["src"],
-      "includePattern": ".+\\.js(doc|x)?$",
-      "excludePattern": "(^|\\/|\\\\)_"
+    "include": ["src"],
+    "includePattern": ".+\\.js(doc|x)?$",
+    "excludePattern": "(^|\\/|\\\\)_"
   },
   "sourceType": "module",
   "tags": {
-      "allowUnknownTags": true,
-      "dictionaries": ["jsdoc","closure"]
+    "allowUnknownTags": true,
+    "dictionaries": ["jsdoc","closure"]
   },
   "templates": {
-      "cleverLinks": false,
-      "monospaceLinks": false
-  },
-  "theme_opts": {
-    "base_url": "https://tbd54566975.github.io/web5-js/",
-    "default_theme": "dark",
-    "homepageTitle": "API Reference",
-    "menu": [
-      {
-        "title": "GitHub",
-        "link": "https://github.com/TBD54566975/web5-js",
-        "target": "_blank"
-      }
-    ],
-    "search": true,
-    "title": "Web5 JS SDK"
+    "cleverLinks": false,
+    "monospaceLinks": false
   }
 }