diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index c57f2f39..b2d8cf9f 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -193,3 +193,47 @@ configuration file to prevent the use of coders known to be vulnerable.
 
 Set the `MAGICK_CONFIGURE_PATH` environment variable
 to the directory containing the `policy.xml` file.
+
+### Licences
+
+If a global installation of libvips that meets the
+minimum version requirement cannot be found,
+this module will download a pre-compiled bundle of libvips
+and its dependencies on Linux and Windows machines.
+
+Should you need to manually download and inspect these files,
+you can do so via https://dl.bintray.com/lovell/sharp/
+
+This module is licensed under the terms of the
+[Apache 2.0 Licence](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/blob/master/LICENSE).
+
+The libraries downloaded and used by this module
+are done so under the terms of the following licences,
+all of which are compatible with the Apache 2.0 Licence.
+
+Use of libraries under the terms of the LGPLv3 is via the
+"any later version" clause of the LGPLv2 or LGPLv2.1.
+
+| Library       | Used under the terms of                                                                                  |
+|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| cairo         | Mozilla Public License 2.0                                                                               |
+| fontconfig    | [fontconfig Licence](https://cgit.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/tree/COPYING) (BSD-like)                    |
+| freetype      | [freetype Licence](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/docs/FTL.TXT) (BSD-like) |
+| giflib        | MIT Licence                                                                                              |
+| glib          | LGPLv3                                                                                                   |
+| harfbuzz      | MIT Licence                                                                                              |
+| lcms          | MIT Licence                                                                                              |
+| libcroco      | LGPLv3                                                                                                   |
+| libexif       | LGPLv3                                                                                                   |
+| libffi        | MIT Licence                                                                                              |
+| libgsf        | LGPLv3                                                                                                   |
+| libjpeg-turbo | [zlib License, IJG License](https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/blob/master/LICENSE.md)       |
+| libpng        | [libpng License](http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-LICENSE.txt)                                   |
+| librsvg       | LGPLv3                                                                                                   |
+| libtiff       | [libtiff License](http://www.libtiff.org/misc.html) (BSD-like)                                           |
+| libvips       | LGPLv3                                                                                                   |
+| libwebp       | New BSD License                                                                                          |
+| libxml2       | MIT Licence                                                                                              |
+| pango         | LGPLv3                                                                                                   |
+| pixman        | MIT Licence                                                                                              |
+| zlib          | [zlib Licence](https://github.com/madler/zlib/blob/master/zlib.h)                                        |
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 10503f71..ee9462dc 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 site_name: sharp
 site_url: http://sharp.dimens.io/
 repo_url: https://github.com/lovell/sharp
-site_description: The fastest Node.js module for resizing JPEG, PNG, WebP and TIFF images. Uses the libvips library.
+site_description: High performance Node.js image processing, the fastest module to resize JPEG, PNG, WebP and TIFF images
 copyright: <a href="https://dimens.io/">dimens.io</a>
 google_analytics: ['UA-13034748-12', 'sharp.dimens.io']
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