diff --git a/docs/.vuepress/config.js b/docs/.vuepress/config.js
index b4d6954..fb67888 100644
--- a/docs/.vuepress/config.js
+++ b/docs/.vuepress/config.js
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export default defineUserConfig({
   locales: {
     // The key is the path for the locale to be nested under.
     // As a special case, the default locale can use '/' as its path.
+
+    // Required workaround for vuepress-theme-hope (see issue #5096)
+    '/': {},
     '/de/': {
       lang: 'de-DE',
     },