diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-generator.yml b/.github/workflows/doc-generator.yml
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+# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
+
+name: doc-generator
+
+# Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on push or pull request
+# events but only for the master branch
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
+  build:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+    steps:
+      - name: install plantuml
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -y
+          sudo apt-get install -y plantuml
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-ruby@v1.0.0
+
+      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: setup bundler and install dependencies
+        run: |
+          gem install bundler:1.17.3
+          cd docs
+          bundle install
+
+      - name: link documentation
+        # gets gh-pages branch and links that to docs/_site directory
+        run: |
+          git fetch --no-tags --prune --progress --no-recurse-submodules --depth=1 origin gh-pages
+          git worktree add docs/_site gh-pages
+
+      - name: generate documentation
+        run: |
+          cd docs
+          bundle exec jekyll build
+
+      - name: push generated documentation
+        run: |
+          cd docs/_site
+          git config user.name "Doc Bot"
+          git config user.email noreply@github.com
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "[BOT] 🤖 updates doc. No humans needed."
+          git push
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-# ts-jest [![npm version](https://badge.fury.io/js/ts-jest.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/js/ts-jest) [![NPM downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/ts-jest.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/ts-jest) [![Known Vulnerabilities](https://snyk.io/test/github/kulshekhar/ts-jest/badge.svg)](https://snyk.io/test/github/kulshekhar/ts-jest) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/kulshekhar/ts-jest/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/kulshekhar/ts-jest?branch=master) [![Dependabot Status](https://api.dependabot.com/badges/status?host=github&repo=kulshekhar/ts-jest)](https://dependabot.com) [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/kulshekhar/ts-jest.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/kulshekhar/ts-jest)
+# ts-jest
+
+[![npm version](https://badge.fury.io/js/ts-jest.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/js/ts-jest)
+[![NPM downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/ts-jest.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/ts-jest)
+[![Known Vulnerabilities](https://snyk.io/test/github/kulshekhar/ts-jest/badge.svg)](https://snyk.io/test/github/kulshekhar/ts-jest)
+[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/kulshekhar/ts-jest/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/kulshekhar/ts-jest?branch=master)
+[![Dependabot Status](https://api.dependabot.com/badges/status?host=github&repo=kulshekhar/ts-jest)](https://dependabot.com)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/kulshekhar/ts-jest.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/kulshekhar/ts-jest)
+[![doc-generator](https://github.com/kulshekhar/ts-jest/workflows/doc-generator/badge.svg)](https://github.com/kulshekhar/ts-jest/actions)
 
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