diff --git a/.github/workflows/label.yml b/.github/workflows/label.yml
index cda12b9..2cf703d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ jobs:
   triage:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/labeler@v4
+      - uses: actions/labeler@v5
         with:
           repo-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quarto-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/quarto-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a23503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/quarto-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+name: Render and Publish
+
+# you need these permissions to publish to GitHub pages
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pages: write
+
+jobs:
+  build-deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Quarto
+        uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/setup@v2
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        # with:
+        # To install LaTeX to build PDF book outputs, uncomment below
+        # tinytex: true
+        # uncomment below and fill to pin a version
+        # version: SPECIFIC-QUARTO-VERSION-HERE
+
+      # add software dependencies here and any libraries
+
+      # From https://github.com/actions/setup-python
+      # - name: Setup Python
+      #   uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+
+      # From https://github.com/r-lib/actions/tree/v2-branch/setup-r
+      # - name: Setup R
+      #   uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+
+      # From https://github.com/julia-actions/setup-julia
+      # - name: Setup Julia
+      #   uses: julia-actions/setup-julia@v1
+
+      # See more at https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-actions/blob/main/examples/example-03-dependencies.md
+
+      # To publish to Netlify, RStudio Connect, or GitHub Pages, uncomment
+      # the appropriate block below
+
+      # - name: Publish to Netlify (and render)
+      #   uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/publish@v2
+      #   with:
+      #     target: netlify
+      #     NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+
+      # - name: Publish to RStudio Connect (and render)
+      #   uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/publish@v2
+      #   with:
+      #     target: connect
+      #     CONNECT_SERVER: enter-the-server-url-here
+      #     CONNECT_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.CONNECT_API_KEY }}
+
+      # NOTE: If Publishing to GitHub Pages, set the permissions correctly (see top of this yaml)
+      - name: Publish to GitHub Pages (and render)
+        uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/publish@v2
+        with:
+          target: gh-pages
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # this secret is always available for github actions
+
+
+      # - name: Publish to confluence
+      #   uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/publish@v2
+      #   with:
+      #     target: confluence
+      #   env:
+      #     CONFLUENCE_USER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.CONFLUENCE_USER_EMAIL }}
+      #     CONFLUENCE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CONFLUENCE_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+      #     CONFLUENCE_DOMAIN: ${{ secrets.CONFLUENCE_DOMAIN }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1fadca7..c0e2964 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Quarto
+.quarto/
+_site/
+
 # Exclude example.env
 !example.env
 
diff --git a/LICENSE-AGPL b/LICENSE-AGPL.md
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE-AGPL
rename to LICENSE-AGPL.md
diff --git a/LICENSE-CCBY b/LICENSE-CCBY.md
similarity index 100%
rename from LICENSE-CCBY
rename to LICENSE-CCBY.md
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d708c9..010b1ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This GitHub template is independent of the (research) data and its format. It fo
 - [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) according to [keepachangelog.com](https://keepachangelog.com/)
 - Automated [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) via [git-cliff](https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff)
 - [package.json](package.json) via [npm docs](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/configuring-npm/package-json)
-- Accessible documentation via [gh-pages](https://help.github.com/en/articles/configuring-a-publishing-source-for-github-pages)
+- Accessible documentation via [gh-pages](https://help.github.com/en/articles/configuring-a-publishing-source-for-github-pages) and [Quarto](https://quarto.org/)
 
 ### Consistency
 
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ npm run prepare
 - [ ] run `npm run commit` to commit all changes
 - [ ] run `npm run changelog` and include the output in [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)
 - [ ] enable [gh-pages](https://help.github.com/en/articles/configuring-a-publishing-source-for-github-pages)
+- [ ] customize the documentation with [Quarto](https://quarto.org/docs/websites/#workflow)
 
 3. optional tasks:
 
@@ -140,5 +141,6 @@ See also the list of [contributors](https://github.com/maehr/open-research-data-
 
 ## License
 
-The data in this repository is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License - see the [LICENSE-CCBY](LICENSE-CCBY) file for details. By using this data, you agree to give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and to indicate if any modifications have been made.
-The code in this repository is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 - see the [LICENSE-AGPL](LICENSE-AGPL) file for details. By using this code, you agree to make any modifications available under the same license.
+The data in this repository is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License - see the [LICENSE-CCBY](LICENSE-CCBY.md) file for details. By using this data, you agree to give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and to indicate if any modifications have been made.
+
+The code in this repository is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 - see the [LICENSE-AGPL](LICENSE-AGPL.md) file for details. By using this code, you agree to make any modifications available under the same license.
diff --git a/README.template.md b/README.template.md
index 1e9d308..9083cd1 100644
--- a/README.template.md
+++ b/README.template.md
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ See also the list of [contributors](https://github.com/USERNAME/REPO_NAME/graphs
 
 ## License
 
-The data in this repository is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License - see the [LICENSE-CCBY](LICENSE-CCBY) file for details. By using this data, you agree to give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and to indicate if any modifications have been made.
+The data in this repository is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License - see the [LICENSE-CCBY](LICENSE-CCBY.md) file for details. By using this data, you agree to give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and to indicate if any modifications have been made.
 
-The code in this repository is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 - see the [LICENSE-AGPL](LICENSE-AGPL) file for details. By using this code, you agree to make any modifications available under the same license.
+The code in this repository is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 - see the [LICENSE-AGPL](LICENSE-AGPL.md) file for details. By using this code, you agree to make any modifications available under the same license.
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 012ff0a..0000000
--- a/_config.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-theme: jekyll-theme-minimal
-logo: android-chrome-512x512.png
-show_downloads: true
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a07f84..0000000
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="{{ site.lang | default: "en-US" }}">
-
-<head>
-  <meta charset="UTF-8">
-  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
-  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-
-  {% seo %}
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "/assets/css/style.css?v=" | append: site.github.build_revision | relative_url }}">
-  <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="apple-touch-icon.png">
-  <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="favicon-32x32.png">
-  <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="favicon-16x16.png">
-  <link rel="manifest" href="site.webmanifest">
-  <!--[if lt IE 9]>
-    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/html5shiv/3.7.3/html5shiv.min.js"></script>
-    <![endif]-->
-</head>
-
-<body>
-  <div class="wrapper">
-    <header>
-      <h1><a href="{{ "/" | absolute_url }}">{{ site.title | default: site.github.repository_name }}</a></h1>
-
-      {% if site.logo %}
-      <img src="{{site.logo | relative_url}}" alt="Logo" />
-      {% endif %}
-
-      <p>{{ site.description | default: site.github.project_tagline }}</p>
-
-      {% if site.github.is_project_page %}
-      <p class="view"><a href="{{ site.github.repository_url }}">View the Project on GitHub <small>{{ site.github.repository_nwo }}</small></a></p>
-      {% endif %}
-
-      {% if site.github.is_user_page %}
-      <p class="view"><a href="{{ site.github.owner_url }}">View My GitHub Profile</a></p>
-      {% endif %}
-
-      {% if site.show_downloads %}
-      <ul class="downloads">
-        <li><a href="{{ site.github.zip_url }}">Download <strong>ZIP File</strong></a></li>
-        <li><a href="{{ site.github.tar_url }}">Download <strong>TAR Ball</strong></a></li>
-        <li><a href="{{ site.github.repository_url }}">View On <strong>GitHub</strong></a></li>
-      </ul>
-      {% endif %}
-    </header>
-    <section>
-
-      {{ content }}
-
-    </section>
-    <footer>
-      {% if site.github.is_project_page %}
-      <p>This project is maintained by <a href="{{ site.github.owner_url }}">{{ site.github.owner_name }}</a></p>
-      {% endif %}
-      <p><small>Hosted on GitHub Pages &mdash; Theme by <a href="https://github.com/orderedlist">orderedlist</a></small></p>
-    </footer>
-  </div>
-  <script src="{{ "/assets/js/scale.fix.js" | relative_url }}"></script>
-</body>
-
-</html>
diff --git a/_quarto.yml b/_quarto.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7076a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_quarto.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+project:
+  type: website
+
+website:
+  title: REPO_NAME
+  favicon: android-chrome-512x512.png
+  open-graph: true
+  twitter-card: true
+  site-url: https://USERNAME.github.io/REPO_NAME/
+  repo-url: https://github.com/USERNAME/REPO_NAME/
+  issue-url: https://github.com/USERNAME/REPO_NAME/issues/new/choose
+  repo-actions: [edit, issue]
+  page-navigation: true
+  bread-crumbs: true
+  back-to-top-navigation: true
+  search:
+    show-item-context: true
+    type: overlay
+  navbar:
+    logo: android-chrome-512x512.png
+    logo-alt: ''
+    title: REPO_NAME
+    tools:
+      - icon: github
+        url: https://github.com/USERNAME/REPO_NAME/
+    left:
+      - text: Readme
+        href: index.qmd
+      - text: Report
+        href: report.md
+
+  sidebar:
+    contents:
+      - section: REPO_NAME
+        href: index.qmd
+        contents:
+          - text: Changelog
+            href: CHANGELOG.md
+          - text: Code of Conduct
+            href: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+          - text: Contributing
+            href: CONTRIBUTING.md
+          - text: License (Data)
+            href: LICENSE-CCBY.md
+          - text: License (Code)
+            href: LICENSE-AGPL.md
+          - text: Security
+            href: SECURITY.md
+      - href: report.md
+        contents: project-management/*
+
+format:
+  html:
+    toc: true
+    theme: cosmo
+    code-copy: true
+    code-overflow: wrap
+    css: styles.css
+
+freeze: true
+
+editor: visual
diff --git a/assets/css/style.scss b/assets/css/style.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index f939656..0000000
--- a/assets/css/style.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-@import '{{ site.theme }}';
-
-a:hover,
-a:focus {
-	font-weight: inherit;
-	/* Not default bold, but what the surrounding text looks like. */
-	text-decoration: underline;
-}
-
-header ul a:hover,
-header ul a:focus {
-	font-weight: normal;
-}
diff --git a/assets/images/.gitkeep b/assets/images/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/index.qmd b/index.qmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a738d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.qmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{< include README.md >}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project-management/communication.md b/project-management/communication.md
index 7271b2c..90022ab 100644
--- a/project-management/communication.md
+++ b/project-management/communication.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-# TODO
+<!-- TODO -->
+
+# Communication
 
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diff --git a/project-management/people.md b/project-management/people.md
index 7271b2c..3ddb297 100644
--- a/project-management/people.md
+++ b/project-management/people.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-# TODO
+<!-- TODO -->
+
+# People
 
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diff --git a/project-management/project-report.md b/project-management/project-report.md
index 7271b2c..e11e3f3 100644
--- a/project-management/project-report.md
+++ b/project-management/project-report.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-# TODO
+<!-- TODO -->
+
+# Project Report
 
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diff --git a/project-management/tools.md b/project-management/tools.md
index 7271b2c..43f7aaa 100644
--- a/project-management/tools.md
+++ b/project-management/tools.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-# TODO
+<!-- TODO -->
+
+# Tools
 
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diff --git a/report.md b/report.md
index 7271b2c..fc30334 100644
--- a/report.md
+++ b/report.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-# TODO
+<!-- TODO -->
+
+# Report
 
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diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ddf50c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* css styles */