diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/docs/conf.py b/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/docs/conf.py
index 89a01f0..0992c2a 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/docs/conf.py	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/docs/conf.py	
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 # The master toctree document.
 master_doc = "index"
 
+# Treat everything in single ` as a Python reference.
+default_role = 'py:obj'
+
 # -- Options for intersphinx extension ---------------------------------------
 
 # Example configuration for intersphinx: refer to the Python standard library.
@@ -75,3 +78,5 @@
 # the docs. For more options, see:
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/extensions/autodoc.html#confval-autoclass_content
 autoclass_content = "both"
+
+# -- Other options ----------------------------------------------------------