diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ad5013..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-name: docs
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  docs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: compas-dev/compas-actions/docs@v1
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
-          extras: dev
-          strict: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 96928b7..f58c423 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ jobs:
     needs: [release, prepare]
     if: needs.release.outputs.is-release == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment:
-      name: pypi
-      url: https://pypi.org/p/compas-threejs
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38d413d..5b23413 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Aligned the release pipeline with `compas_pb` so publishing from `main` can proceed to GitHub release creation and documentation deployment
+- Added package, Python, license, build, documentation, and COMPAS badges to the README
+- Consolidated documentation automation in the release workflow
+
 ### Removed
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8230306..bab9f37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # COMPAS ThreeJS
 
+<p align="center">
+    <a href="https://pypi.org/project/compas-threejs/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/compas-threejs.svg" alt="PyPI version"></a>
+    <a href="https://pypi.org/project/compas-threejs/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/compas-threejs.svg" alt="Python versions"></a>
+    <a href="https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_threejs/blob/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg" alt="License MIT"></a>
+    <a href="https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_threejs/actions"><img src="https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_threejs/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg" alt="Build Status"></a>
+    <a href="https://compas.dev/compas_threejs"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-brightgreen.svg" alt="Documentation"></a>
+    <a href="https://compas.dev/mission-control/#compas_threejs"><img src="https://compas.dev/badge.svg" alt="Made with COMPAS"></a>
+</p>
+
 `compas_threejs` is a browser-based 3D viewer for COMPAS geometry. The Python
 package serves a bundled Three.js frontend and exchanges geometry, scene, and
 interaction messages through COMPAS Protobuf and WebSockets.
@@ -27,7 +36,7 @@ The viewer runs until interrupted with `Ctrl+C`.
 
 - [TypeScript viewer](https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_threejs_ts)
 - [COMPAS](https://github.com/compas-dev/compas)
-- [COMPAS Protobuf](https://github.com/gramaziokohler/compas_pb)
+- [COMPAS Protobuf](https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_pb)
 
 ## License