diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index d90e7f3edc..4d42814ef1 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -132,7 +132,12 @@ lazy val docsMappingsAPIDir = settingKey[String]("Name of subdirectory in site t
 lazy val docSettings = Seq(
   micrositeName := "Cats",
   micrositeDescription := "Lightweight, modular, and extensible library for functional programming",
-  micrositeAuthor := "Typelevel contributors",
+  micrositeAuthor := "Cats contributors",
+  micrositeFooterText := Some(
+    """
+      |<p>© 2017 <a href="https://github.com/typelevel/cats#maintainers">The Cats Maintainers</a></p>
+      |<p style="font-size: 80%; margin-top: 10px">Website built with <a href="https://47deg.github.io/sbt-microsites/">sbt-microsites © 2016 47 Degrees</a></p>
+      |""".stripMargin),
   micrositeHighlightTheme := "atom-one-light",
   micrositeHomepage := "http://typelevel.org/cats/",
   micrositeBaseUrl := "cats",
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 9d53f8056d..dba0e05e4d 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt"    % "sbt-git"               % "0.9.3")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"        % "sbt-scalajs"           % "0.6.20")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.tkawachi" % "sbt-doctest"           % "0.7.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.xerial.sbt"      % "sbt-sonatype"          % "2.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.47deg"           % "sbt-microsites"        % "0.6.1")
+addSbtPlugin("com.47deg"           % "sbt-microsites"        % "0.6.3")
 addSbtPlugin("com.dwijnand"        % "sbt-travisci"          % "1.1.1")
 addSbtPlugin("org.lyranthe.sbt"    % "partial-unification"   % "1.1.0")