diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ca62d77..f9c41e87 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 		<xmlunit.version>1.5</xmlunit.version>
 		<xws-security.version>3.0</xws-security.version>
 		<xom.version>1.2.5</xom.version>
+		<docs.resources.version>0.1.3.RELEASE</docs.resources.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>
@@ -184,7 +185,13 @@
 			<version>${woodstox.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>io.spring.docresources</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-doc-resources</artifactId>
+			<version>${docs.resources.version}</version>
+			<type>zip</type>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
@@ -466,7 +473,52 @@
 			<id>docs</id>
 
 			<build>
+
 				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>unpack-doc-resources</id>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>unpack-dependencies</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<phase>generate-resources</phase>
+								<inherited>false</inherited>
+								<configuration>
+									<includeGroupIds>io.spring.docresources</includeGroupIds>
+									<includeArtifactIds>spring-doc-resources</includeArtifactIds>
+									<includeTypes>zip</includeTypes>
+									<excludeTransitive>true</excludeTransitive>
+									<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/refdocs/</outputDirectory>
+								</configuration>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>copy-asciidoc-resources</id>
+								<phase>generate-resources</phase>
+								<inherited>false</inherited>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>copy-resources</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<configuration>
+									<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/refdocs/</outputDirectory>
+									<resources>
+										<resource>
+											<directory>src/main/asciidoctor</directory>
+											<filtering>false</filtering>
+										</resource>
+									</resources>
+								</configuration>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
 						<artifactId>asciidoctor-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -482,15 +534,23 @@
 							<execution>
 								<id>html</id>
 								<phase>generate-resources</phase>
+								<inherited>false</inherited>
 								<goals>
 									<goal>process-asciidoc</goal>
 								</goals>
 								<configuration>
 									<backend>html5</backend>
 									<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/site/reference/html</outputDirectory>
-									<sourceHighlighter>prettify</sourceHighlighter>
+									<sourceHighlighter>highlight.js</sourceHighlighter>
 									<attributes>
+										// these attributes are required to use the doc resources
+										<docinfo>shared</docinfo>
+										<stylesdir>css/</stylesdir>
+										<stylesheet>spring.css</stylesheet>
+										<linkcss>true</linkcss>
 										<icons>font</icons>
+										<highlightjsdir>js/highlight</highlightjsdir>
+										<highlightjs-theme>github</highlightjs-theme>
 										<sectanchors>true</sectanchors>
 									</attributes>
 								</configuration>
@@ -499,6 +559,7 @@
 							<execution>
 								<id>pdf</id>
 								<phase>generate-resources</phase>
+								<inherited>false</inherited>
 								<goals>
 									<goal>process-asciidoc</goal>
 								</goals>
@@ -510,7 +571,7 @@
 						</executions>
 
 						<configuration>
-							<sourceDirectory>src/main/asciidoctor</sourceDirectory>
+							<sourceDirectory>${project.build.directory}/refdocs/</sourceDirectory>
 							<sourceDocumentName>index.adoc</sourceDocumentName>
 							<doctype>book</doctype>
 							<attributes>
@@ -518,7 +579,7 @@
 								<projectName>${project.name}</projectName>
 								<projectVersion>${project.version}</projectVersion>
 								<allow-uri-read>true</allow-uri-read>
-								<toclevels>3</toclevels>
+								<toclevels>4</toclevels>
 								<numbered>true</numbered>
 								<baseDir>${project.basedir}</baseDir>
 							</attributes>
@@ -731,6 +792,14 @@
 				<enabled>false</enabled>
 			</snapshots>
 		</repository>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-release</id>
+			<name>Spring Releases</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/release</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>false</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</repository>
 	</repositories>
 
 	<pluginRepositories>
diff --git a/src/main/asciidoctor/index.adoc b/src/main/asciidoctor/index.adoc
index a3966734..2e23dbe9 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoctor/index.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoctor/index.adoc
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 = Spring Web Services Reference Documentation
 Arjen Poutsma, Rick Evans, Tareq Abed Rabbo, Greg Turnquist
+:doctype: book
 :revnumber: {version}
 :revdate: {localdate}
-:toc:
+:toc: left
 :toclevels: 4
-:toc-placement!:
+:source-highlighter: prettify
 :sectnumlevels: 3
 
 (C) 2005-2017 The original authors.
 
 NOTE: Copies of this document may be made for your own use and for distribution to others, provided that you do not charge any fee for such copies and further provided that each copy contains this Copyright Notice, whether distributed in print or electronically.
 
-toc::[]
-
 :sectnums!:
 
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