diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 996506b30..b1f51e22e 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ test --sandbox_tmpfs_path=/tmp
 # Tests require to be run in a sandbox. Otherwise some will be flaky.
 test --nosandbox_default_allow_network
 
-common --registry=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse-score/bazel_registry/refs/heads/main/
+common --registry=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse-score/bazel_registry/main/
 common --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
 
 # With this instrumentation filter for our two main components, we ensure that `bazel coverage //...` is yielding the correct results
@@ -78,3 +78,8 @@ test:clang-tidy --output_groups=+rules_lint_report
 test:clang-tidy --extra_toolchains=@llvm_toolchain//:cc-toolchain-x86_64-linux
 
 import quality/sanitizer/sanitizer.bazelrc
+
+build --java_language_version=17
+build --java_runtime_version=remotejdk_17
+build --tool_java_language_version=17
+build --tool_java_runtime_version=remotejdk_17
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index db32b9bbd..9a1d942fe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ user.bazelrc
 .cache/*
 compile_commands.json
 rust-project.json
+
+# docs build artifacts
+/_build*
+docs/ubproject.toml
diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 80e23c16a..8c3e10e1d 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 load("@aspect_rules_lint//format:defs.bzl", "format_multirun", "format_test")
 load("@rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "compile_pip_requirements")
 load("@score_tooling//:defs.bzl", "copyright_checker")
+load("@score_docs_as_code//:docs.bzl", "docs")
+
+docs(source_dir = "docs")
+
 
 compile_pip_requirements(
     name = "pip_requirements",
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index dd13be8a9..4ac5796e0 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ doxygen_extension = use_extension("@rules_doxygen//:extensions.bzl", "doxygen_ex
 use_repo(doxygen_extension, "doxygen")
 
 # Python 3.12 toolchain for Bazel
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.5.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.4.1")
 
 python = use_extension("@rules_python//python/extensions:python.bzl", "python")
 python.toolchain(
@@ -217,3 +217,4 @@ use_repo(apt, "ubuntu24_04")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "1.1.0")
 
 bazel_dep(name = "score_tooling", version = "1.0.4")
+bazel_dep(name = "score_docs_as_code", version = "2.2.0")
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e526ace97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+project = "Score Communication"
+project_url = "https://eclipse-score.github.io/score-communication/"
+version = "0.1"
+
+extensions = [
+    # TODO remove plantuml here once docs-as-code is updated to sphinx-needs 6
+    "sphinxcontrib.plantuml",
+    "score_sphinx_bundle",
+]
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ca2991f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+..  # *******************************************************************************
+    # Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+    #
+    # See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+    # information regarding copyright ownership.
+    #
+    # This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+    # terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+    # https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    #
+    # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+    # *******************************************************************************
+
+
+Communication Documentation
+===========================
+
+Welcome to the Communication documentation.
+
+.. contents:: Table of Contents
+   :depth: 2
+   :local:
+
+Purpose
+-------
+
+Summary
+-------