diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index b5e292ce79758385695a30bfc8792932cf9c3fa3..f3fae445aceb52ed4eb71a6de44d084b4722cc0d 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ html_theme_options = {
         'logo_only': True,
         'display_version': False,
 }
+exclude_patterns = ['README.md']
 extensions = ['myst_parser']
 source_suffix = ['.rst', '.md']
-exclude_patterns = ['api-openbis-matlab/*.md,app-openbis-commandline/*.md,ui-eln-lims/*.md']
 def setup(app):
     app.add_css_file('my_theme.css')