diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index fd5b43c..6e47ba1 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 <!--- Go over all the following points, and put an `x` in all the boxes that apply. -->
 <!--- If you're unsure about any of these, don't hesitate to ask. We're here to help! -->
 - [ ] My code follows the code style of this project. (`make clean`)
-- [ ] My change requires a change to the documentation.
-- [ ] I have updated the documentation accordingly. (`make html`)
 - [ ] I have incremented the version number in the `pyproject.toml` file.
 - [ ] I have added tests to cover my changes.
 - [ ] All new and existing tests passed. (`make tests`)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b2b3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name: Build and Deploy Docs
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths:
+      - 'doc_source/**'
+      - 'src/ect/**'
+
+jobs:
+  docs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+        
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version-file: "pyproject.toml"
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y pandoc
+          
+      - name: Create venv and install dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          uv pip install -e .
+          uv pip install sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme nbsphinx autopep8 myst-parser
+          
+      - name: Build documentation
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          make html
+          
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
+          git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+          
+      - name: Commit and push if changed
+        run: |
+          if [[ -n "$(git status --porcelain docs/)" ]]; then
+            git add docs/
+            git commit -m "docs: auto-generate documentation"
+            git push origin HEAD:main
+          else
+            echo "No changes to commit"
+          fi 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8ed1292..d941e22 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ release:
 	python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
 
 html:
-	# Running sphinx-build to build html files in build folder.
-	rm -r docs
+	# Running sphinx-build to build html files in docs folder
+	rm -rf docs
 	mkdir docs
-	sphinx-build -M html doc_source docs
-	rsync -a docs/html/ docs/
-	rm -r docs/html
+	sphinx-build -b html doc_source docs
 
 benchmark:
 	python benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b5aa6dc..3b63f1e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "ect"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.0.1"
 authors = [
   { name="Liz Munch", email="muncheli@msu.edu" },
 ]