diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 157e918..e477b2c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-gem "jekyll", "~> 4.3.4" # installed by `gem jekyll`
-# gem "webrick"        # required when using Ruby >= 3 and Jekyll <= 4.2.2
+gem "jekyll", "~> 4.3.4"      # installed by `gem jekyll`
+# gem "webrick"                 # required when using Ruby >= 3 and Jekyll <= 4.2.2
 
 gem "just-the-docs", "0.10.0" # pinned to the current release
-# gem "just-the-docs"        # always download the latest release
+# gem "just-the-docs"           # always download the latest release
+
+gem "wdm", "~> 0.2.0"
+
+gem "jekyll-default-layout", "~> 0.1.5"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index abc779b..03b1de5 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ GEM
       safe_yaml (~> 1.0)
       terminal-table (>= 1.8, < 4.0)
       webrick (~> 1.7)
+    jekyll-default-layout (0.1.5)
+      jekyll (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
     jekyll-include-cache (0.2.1)
       jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
     jekyll-sass-converter (3.0.0)
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ GEM
     terminal-table (3.0.2)
       unicode-display_width (>= 1.1.1, < 3)
     unicode-display_width (2.6.0)
+    wdm (0.2.0)
     webrick (1.8.2)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -92,7 +95,9 @@ PLATFORMS
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   jekyll (~> 4.3.4)
+  jekyll-default-layout (~> 0.1.5)
   just-the-docs (= 0.10.0)
+  wdm (~> 0.2.0)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.5.9
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 2860757..18dea58 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ aux_links:
 
 permalink: pretty
 
+plugins:
+  - jekyll-default-layout
+
 defaults:
   - scope:
       path: '' # an empty string here means all files in the project
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index 7228054..76c5154 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 title: Home
-layout: home
 nav_order: 0
 ---