diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 9395b54..64b7dff 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+[*]
 max_line_length = 120
 
 [*.json]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 134d33d..f846a99 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ This is a modern Cookiecutter template that can be used to initiate a Python pro
 - [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/) for dependency management
 - CI/CD with [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/features/actions)
 - Pre-commit hooks with [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/)
-- Code quality with [black](https://pypi.org/project/black/), [ruff](https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff), [mypy](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/), and [deptry](https://github.com/fpgmaas/deptry/)
+- Code quality with:
+  - [black](https://pypi.org/project/black/)
+  - [ruff](https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff)
+  - [mypy](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/)
+  - [deptry](https://github.com/fpgmaas/deptry/)
+  - [prettier](https://prettier.io/)
 - Publishing to [Pypi](https://pypi.org) or [Artifactory](https://jfrog.com/artifactory) by creating a new release on GitHub
 - Testing and coverage with [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.1.x/) and [codecov](https://about.codecov.io/)
 - Documentation with [MkDocs](https://www.mkdocs.org/)
diff --git a/docs/features/linting.md b/docs/features/linting.md
index 00f5e73..2135402 100644
--- a/docs/features/linting.md
+++ b/docs/features/linting.md
@@ -119,6 +119,20 @@ exclude = [
 ]
 ```
 
+# Prettier
+
+[Prettier](https://prettier.io/) is used to format the markdown documentation, along with any json and yaml files.
+Its options can be configured in the included `.editorconfig` file or in greater detail by adding a `.prettierrc` file ([See Docs](https://prettier.io/docs/en/configuration)).
+
+```yaml
+[*]
+max_line_length = 120
+
+[*.json]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+```
+
 ## Github Actions
 
 If `include_github_actions` is set to `"y"`, code formatting is checked