diff --git a/docs/_docs/01-quick-start-guide.md b/docs/_docs/01-quick-start-guide.md
index 5bf2f6d24da1..e368b4920e97 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/01-quick-start-guide.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/01-quick-start-guide.md
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ Depending on the path you took installing Minimal Mistakes you'll setup things a
 
 Starting with an empty folder and `Gemfile` you'll need to copy or re-create this [default `_config.yml`](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/blob/master/_config.yml) file. For a full explanation of every setting be sure to read the [**Configuration**]({{ "/docs/configuration/" | absolute_url }}) section.
 
-After taking care of Jekyll's configuration file, you'll need to create and edit the following data files.
+From `v4.5.0` onwards, Minimal Mistakes theme-gem comes bundled with the necessary data files and will automatically use them via the [`jekyll-data`](https://github.com/ashmaroli/jekyll-data) plugin. So you no longer need to maintain a copy of these data files at your project directory.
+
+However like all other bundled files, you'll need to create and edit these data files to customize them.
+The bundled data files are:
 
 - [`_data/ui-text.yml`](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/blob/master/_data/ui-text.yml) - UI text [documentation]({{ "/docs/ui-text/" | absolute_url }})
 - [`_data/navigation.yml`](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/blob/master/_data/navigation.yml) - navigation [documentation]({{ "/docs/navigation/" | absolute_url }})
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ After taking care of Jekyll's configuration file, you'll need to create and edit
 
 Scaffolding out a site with the `jekyll new` command requires you to modify a few files that it creates.
 
-Edit `_config.yml` and create `_data/ui-text.yml` and `_data/navigation.yml` same as above. Then:
+Edit `_config.yml`. Then:
 
 - Replace `<site root>/index.md` with a modified [Minimal Mistakes `index.html`](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/blob/master/index.html). Be sure to enable pagination if using the [`home` layout]({{ "/docs/layouts/#home-page" | absolute_url }}) by adding the necessary lines to **_config.yml**.
 - Change `layout: post` in `_posts/0000-00-00-welcome-to-jekyll.markdown` to `layout: single`.
@@ -118,13 +121,18 @@ Edit `_config.yml` and create `_data/ui-text.yml` and `_data/navigation.yml` sam
 
 If you're migrating a site already using Minimal Mistakes and haven't customized any of the theme files things upgrading will be easier for you.
 
-Start by removing `_includes`, `_layouts`, `_sass`, `assets` folders and all files within. You won't need these anymore as they're bundled with the theme gem.
+Start by removing `_includes`, `_layouts`, `_sass`, `assets` folders and all files within.
+
+You won't need these anymore as they're bundled with the theme gem.
+
+From `v4.5.0` onwards, you don't have to maintain a copy of the default data files viz. `_data/ui-text.yml` and `_data/navigation.yml` either.
+The default files are read-in automatically via the [`jekyll-data`](https://github.com/ashmaroli/jekyll-data) plugin.
 
 If you customized any of these files leave them alone, and only remove the untouched ones. If done correctly your modified versions should [override](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/themes/#overriding-theme-defaults) the versions bundled with the theme and be used by Jekyll instead.
 
 #### Update Gemfile
 
-Replace `gem "github-pages` or `gem "jekyll"` with `gem "jekyll", "~> 3.3.0"`. You'll need the latest version of Jekyll[^update-jekyll] for Minimal Mistakes to work and load all of the theme's assets properly, this line forces Bundler to do that.
+Replace `gem "github-pages` or `gem "jekyll"` with `gem "jekyll", "~> 3.5"`. You'll need the latest version of Jekyll[^update-jekyll] for Minimal Mistakes to work and load all of the theme's assets properly, this line forces Bundler to do that.
 
 [^update-jekyll]: You could also run `bundle update jekyll` to update Jekyll.
 
@@ -139,7 +147,7 @@ When finished your `Gemfile` should look something like this:
 ```ruby
 source "https://rubygems.org"
 
-gem "jekyll", "~> 3.3.0"
+gem "jekyll", "~> 3.5"
 gem "minimal-mistakes-jekyll"
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/_docs/03-installation.md b/docs/_docs/03-installation.md
index 549238a40880..ad59ef798766 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/03-installation.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/03-installation.md
@@ -74,16 +74,19 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 
 # To upgrade, run `bundle update`.
 
-gem "jekyll", "~> 3.3.0"
+gem "jekyll", "~> 3.5"
 gem "minimal-mistakes-jekyll"
 
-# If you have any plugins, put them here!
+# The following plugins are automatically loaded by the theme-gem:
+#   gem "jekyll-paginate"
+#   gem "jekyll-sitemap"
+#   gem "jekyll-gist"
+#   gem "jekyll-feed"
+#   gem "jemoji"
+#   gem "jekyll-data"
+#
+# If you have any other plugins, put them here!
 group :jekyll_plugins do
-  gem "jekyll-paginate"
-  gem "jekyll-sitemap"
-  gem "jekyll-gist"
-  gem "jekyll-feed"
-  gem "jemoji"
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/_docs/06-overriding-theme-defaults.md b/docs/_docs/06-overriding-theme-defaults.md
index 1732911229e1..c6f8468f48f8 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/06-overriding-theme-defaults.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/06-overriding-theme-defaults.md
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ Jekyll will use the files in your project first before falling back to the defau
 /_sass
 ```
 
+Additionally, from `v4.5.0` the theme-gem will also exhibit above behavior for `/_data` via a plugin.
+Consequently, the data files for UI Text and Navigation are also bundled within the theme-gem.
+
 For more information on customizing the theme's [stylesheets]({{ "/docs/stylesheets/" | absolute_url }}) and [JavaScript]({{ "/docs/javascript/" | absolute_url }}), see the appropriate pages.
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