diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f83219b2..753dd5c7f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 # <img src="https://raw.github.com/mne-tools/mne-bids-pipeline/main/docs/source/assets/mne.svg" alt="MNE Logo" height="20"> The MNE-BIDS-Pipeline
 
+<!--keep description in sync with pyproject.toml-->
+
+<!--tagline-start-->
 **The MNE-BIDS-Pipeline is a full-flegded processing pipeline for your MEG and
 EEG data.** It operates on data stored according to the [Brain Imaging Data
 Structure (BIDS)](https://bids.neuroimaging.io/). Under the hood, it uses [MNE-Python](https://mne.tools).
 
+<!--tagline-end-->
+
 ## 💡 Basic concepts and features
 
+<!--features-list-start-->
+
 * 🐾 Data processing as a sequence of standard processing steps.
 * ⏩ Steps are cached to avoid unnecessary recomputation.
 * ⏏ Data can be "ejected" from the pipeline at **any** stage. No lock-in!
@@ -16,6 +23,8 @@ Structure (BIDS)](https://bids.neuroimaging.io/). Under the hood, it uses [MNE-P
 * 💻 Execution via an easy-to-use command-line utility.
 * 🆘 Helpful error messages in case something goes wrong.
 
+<!--features-list-end-->
+
 ## 📘 Installation and usage instructions
 
 Please find the documentation at
diff --git a/docs/hooks.py b/docs/hooks.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0869cbc43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/hooks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import logging
+from typing import Dict, Any
+
+from mkdocs.config.defaults import MkDocsConfig
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('mkdocs')
+
+config_updated = False
+
+
+# Ideally there would be a better hook, but it's unclear if context can
+# be obtained any earlier
+def on_template_context(
+    context: Dict[str, Any],
+    template_name: str,
+    config: MkDocsConfig,
+) -> None:
+    """Update the copyright in the footer."""
+    global config_updated
+    if not config_updated:
+        config_updated = True
+        now = context['build_date_utc'].strftime('%Y/%m/%d')
+        config.copyright = f'{config.copyright}, last updated {now}'
+        logger.info(f'Updated copyright to {config.copyright}')
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs.yml b/docs/mkdocs.yml
index ceb64422c..5ee37b9a0 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/docs/mkdocs.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ site_name: MNE-BIDS-Pipeline
 repo_url: https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-bids-pipeline
 edit_uri: edit/main/docs/source/
 # Keep this in sync with pyproject.toml and index.md
-site_description: The MNE-BIDS-Pipeline is a standardized pipeline for automated processing of MEG and EEG data.
+site_description: The MNE-BIDS-Pipeline is a full-flegded processing pipeline for your MEG and EEG data.
 site_author: MNE-BIDS-Pipeline authors
 docs_dir: ./source
 site_dir: ./site
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ theme:
         - navigation.tracking
     palette:
         primary: white
+    custom_dir: overrides
 extra:
     social:
         - icon: fontawesome/brands/github
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ extra:
     version:
         provider: mike
         default: stable
+hooks:
+    - ./hooks.py
 
 copyright: Copyright &copy; MNE-BIDS-Pipeline authors
 
diff --git a/docs/source/index.md b/docs/source/index.md
index 4e50c4827..c379da754 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/index.md
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-What is the MNE-BIDS-Pipeline?
-==============================
+# What is the MNE-BIDS-Pipeline?
 
-**The MNE-BIDS-Pipeline is a standardized processing pipeline for your MEG and
-EEG data.**
-
-It operates on raw data stored according to the Brain Imaging Data
-Structure (BIDS). Processing is controlled using a simple human-readable
-configuration file.
+{%
+  include-markdown "../../README.md"
+  start="<!--tagline-start-->"
+  end="<!--tagline-end-->"
+%}
 
 [Learn more](features/features.md){: .md-button } &nbsp;
 [Get started :fontawesome-solid-rocket:](getting_started/install.md){: .md-button .md-button--primary }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 534507d5b..0015e45e8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "mne-bids-pipeline"
-description = "A standardized processing pipeline for your MEG and EEG data"
+# Keep in sync with README.md:
+description = "A full-flegded processing pipeline for your MEG and EEG data"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 license = {file = "LICENSE.txt"}