diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 39beeaf3..428d0318 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ workflow:
   variables:
     BUILD_OS: debian
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: trixie
-    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_PACKAGES: 'build-essential pkg-config libexpat1-dev libffi-dev libxml2-dev doxygen graphviz xmlto xsltproc docbook-xsl meson ninja-build'
+    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_PACKAGES: 'build-essential pkg-config libexpat1-dev libffi-dev libxml2-dev doxygen graphviz xmlto xsltproc docbook-xsl mdbook meson ninja-build'
     # bump this tag every time you change something which requires rebuilding the
     # base image
-    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: "2025-12-27.0"
+    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: "2026-01-31.0"
 
 .debian-x86_64:
   extends:
diff --git a/doc/book/meson.build b/doc/book/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..139c77ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/book/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+srcs = files(
+	'src/Protocol.md',
+	'src/Foreword.md',
+	'src/Xwayland.md',
+	'src/SUMMARY.md',
+	'src/Content_Updates.md',
+	'src/Color.md',
+	'src/Message_XML.md',
+	'src/Architecture.md',
+	'src/Introduction.md',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-to-desync-subsurf-3.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-subsurf-case1.drawio',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-subsurf-case2-2.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-synchronized-state-4.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-subsurf-case2-3.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-desynchronized.drawio',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-to-desync-transition-2.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-desynchronized-state-4.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-synchronized-state-3.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-synchronized.drawio',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-synchronized-state-1.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-subsurf-case1-4.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-to-desync-subsurf-1.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-desynchronized-state-1.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-desynchronized-state-3.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-subsurf-case2.drawio',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-desynchronized-state-6.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-subsurf-case1-2.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-subsurf-case1-1.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-synchronized-state-5.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-synchronized-state-2.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-desynchronized-state-2.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/content-update-legend.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-to-desync-subsurf.drawio',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-to-desync-subsurf-2.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-to-desync-transition-3.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-subsurf-case2-1.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/content-updates.drawio',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-subsurf-case1-5.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-subsurf-case1-3.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-to-desync-transition.drawio',
+	'src/images/content-updates/simple-desynchronized-state-5.png',
+	'src/images/content-updates/sync-to-desync-transition-1.png',
+	'src/images/icon.svg',
+	'src/images/x-architecture.gv',
+	'src/images/x-architecture.png',
+	'src/images/wayland.png',
+	'src/images/wayland-architecture.gv',
+	'src/images/wayland-architecture.png',
+	'src/images/xwayland-architecture.png',
+	'src/Compositors.md',
+)
+
+custom_target(
+	'Wayland-book',
+	command: [
+		mdbook,
+		'build',
+		'-d', meson.current_build_dir() / 'book',
+		meson.current_source_dir(),
+	],
+	depend_files: srcs,
+	output: 'book',
+	build_by_default: true,
+	install: true,
+	install_dir: publican_install_prefix,
+)
diff --git a/doc/meson.build b/doc/meson.build
index 44fda2ab..b9f6fcba 100644
--- a/doc/meson.build
+++ b/doc/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ dot = find_program('dot')
 doxygen = find_program('doxygen')
 xsltproc = find_program('xsltproc')
 xmlto = find_program('xmlto')
+mdbook = find_program('mdbook')
 
 cmd = run_command(doxygen, '--version', check: true)
 message('doxygen: ' + cmd.stdout().strip())
@@ -39,3 +40,4 @@ publican_html_dir = 'html'
 
 subdir('doxygen')
 subdir('publican')
+subdir('book')