diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
index e5e887a5c..23d0bbee8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
       with:
         node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
 
     - name: Install NPM packages
       run: npm ci
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         npm run generate-typings
 
     - name: Build docs
-      run: npm run mkdocs-build
+      run: npm run docs-build
       
 
     - name: Deploy
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c002e2e67..2c25c693a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ We aim to avoid breaking changes in the MapLibre style specification because it
 ## Documentation
 
 The [documentation](https://maplibre.org/maplibre-style-spec) of the style specification also lives in this repository.
-We use [MkDocs](https://www.mkdocs.org/) with the [Material for MkDocs](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material) theme.
+We use [Zensical](https://www.zensical.org/). 
 
-To work on the documentation locally, you need to have Docker installed and running.
-Start MkDocs with
+To work on the documentation locally, you need to have [UV](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) and [python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) installed.
+Start Zensical with
 
 ```bash
-npm run mkdocs
+npm run docs
 ```
 
 Most of the documentation is generated (from e.g. `v8.json`).
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ $ gl-style-validate style.json
 ```
 
 Will validate the given style JSON and print errors to stdout.
-Provide a `--json` flag to get JSON output.
\ No newline at end of file
+Provide a `--json` flag to get JSON output.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c30fcc5c8..2f1cd09f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     "generate-style-spec": "node --no-warnings --loader ts-node/esm build/generate-style-spec.ts",
     "generate-typings": "dts-bundle-generator -o ./dist/index.d.ts ./src/index.ts",
     "generate-docs": "node ${WATCH+--watch} --no-warnings --loader ts-node/esm build/generate-docs.ts",
-    "mkdocs": "docker run --rm -it -p 8000:8000 -v ${PWD}:/docs squidfunk/mkdocs-material",
-    "mkdocs-build": "npm run generate-docs && docker run --rm -v ${PWD}:/docs squidfunk/mkdocs-material build --strict",
+    "docs": "uvx zensical serve --open",
+    "docs-build": "npm run generate-docs && uvx zensical build",
     "test": "vitest",
     "test-unit": "vitest run --config vitest.config.unit.ts",
     "test-unit-ci": "vitest run --config vitest.config.unit.ts --coverage",