diff --git a/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
index 44f3cf2..bf273a7 100644
--- a/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
+++ b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 distributionType=only-script
 distributionUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.9.11/apache-maven-3.9.11-bin.zip
+# swagger-ui custom path
+springdoc.swagger-ui.path=/swagger-ui.html
+# /api-docs endpoint custom path
+springdoc.api-docs.path=/api-docs
+
+
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0b348cb..ee8d6fe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
             <version>2.2.224</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springdoc</groupId>
+            <artifactId>springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui</artifactId>
+            <version>2.8.13</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mrxgrc/inventory/controller/RootController.java b/src/main/java/com/mrxgrc/inventory/controller/RootController.java
index 18ecffb..56f978e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mrxgrc/inventory/controller/RootController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mrxgrc/inventory/controller/RootController.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.RedirectView;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -9,17 +10,7 @@
 public class RootController {
 
     @GetMapping("/")
-    public Map<String, Object> getRoot() {
-        return Map.of(
-                "message", "Hello World! Welcome to the Inventory API",
-                "endpoints", Map.of(
-                        "items", "/items",
-                        "getItemById", "/items/{id}",
-                        "createItem", "POST /items",
-                        "updateItem", "PUT /items/{id}",
-                        "deleteItem", "DELETE /items/{id}",
-                        "health", "/health"
-                )
-        );
+    public RedirectView redirectToSwagger() {
+        return new RedirectView("/swagger-ui/index.html");
     }
 }