diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/index.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/index.rst
index 8701919dcb..1717ec233f 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/index.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 .. image:: _images/pvlib_logo_horiz.png
   :width: 600
 
-========================================
+pvlib python
+============
 
 pvlib python is a community supported tool that provides a set of
 functions and classes for simulating the performance of photovoltaic
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.7.2.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.7.2.rst
index 16e9de086c..9d69fe0a37 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.7.2.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.7.2.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Bug fixes
   calls in :py:mod:`pvlib.tests.iotools.test_psm3` (:pull:`873`)
 * Fix issue with :py:class:`pvlib.location.Location` creation when
   passing ``tz=datetime.timezone.utc`` (:pull:`879`)
+* Fix documentation homepage title to "pvlib python" based on first heading on
+  the page. (:pull:`890`) (:issue:`888`)
 
 Documentation
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~