diff --git a/controller/index.js b/controller/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d900793f..00000000
--- a/controller/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-
-var pkg = require('../package');
-var markdown = require('markdown').markdown;
-var fs = require('fs');
-
-function setup(){
-
-  var styleString = '<style>html{font-family:monospace}</style>';
-  var text = '# Pelias API\n';
-  text += '### Version: ['+ pkg.version+ '](https://github.com/pelias/api/releases)\n';
-  text += fs.readFileSync( './DOCS.md', 'utf8');
-  var indexHtml = styleString + markdown.toHTML(text);
-
-  function controller( req, res, next ) {
-    if (req.accepts('html')) {
-      res.send(indexHtml);
-      return;
-    }
-    // default behaviour
-    res.json({
-      name: pkg.name,
-      version: {
-        number: pkg.version
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-  return controller;
-}
-
-module.exports = setup;
diff --git a/controller/markdownToHtml.js b/controller/markdownToHtml.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..656afe01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/markdownToHtml.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+
+var markdown = require('markdown').markdown;
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+function setup(peliasConfig, markdownFile){
+
+  var styleString = '<style>html{font-family:monospace}</style>';
+  var text = '# Pelias API\n';
+  text += '### Version: [' + peliasConfig.version + '](https://github.com/pelias/api/releases)\n';
+  text += fs.readFileSync( markdownFile, 'utf8');
+  var html = styleString + markdown.toHTML(text);
+
+  function controller( req, res ) {
+    if (req.accepts('html')) {
+      res.send(html);
+      return;
+    }
+    // default behaviour
+    res.json({
+      markdown: text,
+      html: html
+    });
+  }
+
+  return controller;
+}
+
+module.exports = setup;
diff --git a/middleware/geocodeJSON.js b/middleware/geocodeJSON.js
index da6cfdf6..d2f58b46 100644
--- a/middleware/geocodeJSON.js
+++ b/middleware/geocodeJSON.js
@@ -25,16 +25,10 @@ function convertToGeocodeJSON(peliasConfig, req, next) {
   // the GeocodeJSON spec that is implemented by this instance.
   req.results.geojson.geocoding.version = '0.1';
 
-  // OPTIONAL. Default: null. The licence of the data. In case of multiple sources,
-  // and then multiple licences, can be an object with one key by source.
-  // Can be a freeform text property describing the licensing details.
-  // Can be a URI on the server, which outlines licensing details.
-  req.results.geojson.geocoding.license = peliasConfig.host + '/license';
-
   // OPTIONAL. Default: null. The attribution of the data. In case of multiple sources,
   // and then multiple attributions, can be an object with one key by source.
   // Can be a URI on the server, which outlines attribution details.
-  req.results.geojson.geocoding.attribution = peliasConfig.host + '/attribution';
+  req.results.geojson.geocoding.attribution = peliasConfig.host + 'attribution';
 
   // OPTIONAL. Default: null. The query that has been issued to trigger the
   // search.
diff --git a/DOCS.md b/public/apiDoc.md
similarity index 100%
rename from DOCS.md
rename to public/apiDoc.md
diff --git a/public/attribution.md b/public/attribution.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db9c392e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/attribution.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+## Attribution
+* Geocoding by [Pelias](https://mapzen.com/pelias) from [Mapzen](https://mapzen.com)
+* Data from
+   * [OpenStreetMap](http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) © OpenStreetMap contributors under [ODbL](http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/)
+   * [Quattroshapes](https://github.com/foursquare/quattroshapes/blob/master/LICENSE.md) under [CC-BY-2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
+   * [GeoNames](http://www.geonames.org/) under [CC-BY-3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
+   * and other sources
diff --git a/routes/v1.js b/routes/v1.js
index cb3b53e2..37512008 100644
--- a/routes/v1.js
+++ b/routes/v1.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+var express = require('express');
 var Router = require('express').Router;
 var reverseQuery = require('../query/reverse');
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ var sanitisers = {
 /** ----------------------- controllers ----------------------- **/
 
 var controllers     = {
-  index: require('../controller/index'),
+  mdToHTML: require('../controller/markdownToHtml'),
   place: require('../controller/place'),
   search: require('../controller/search')
 };
@@ -36,7 +37,10 @@ function addRoutes(app, peliasConfig) {
 
   var routers = {
     index: createRouter([
-      controllers.index()
+      controllers.mdToHTML(peliasConfig, './public/apiDoc.md')
+    ]),
+    attribution: createRouter([
+      controllers.mdToHTML(peliasConfig, './public/attribution.md')
     ]),
     search: createRouter([
       sanitisers.search.middleware,
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ function addRoutes(app, peliasConfig) {
 
   // api root
   app.get ( base,                  routers.index );
+  app.get ( base + 'attribution',  routers.attribution );
   app.get ( base + 'place',        routers.place );
   app.get ( base + 'autocomplete', routers.search );
   app.get ( base + 'search',       routers.search );
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/index.js b/test/unit/controller/index.js
index f59dacd4..cffe1030 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/index.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/index.js
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 
-var setup = require('../../../controller/index');
+var setup = require('../../../controller/markdownToHtml');
 
 module.exports.tests = {};
 
 module.exports.tests.interface = function(test, common) {
   test('valid interface', function(t) {
     t.equal(typeof setup, 'function', 'setup is a function');
-    t.equal(typeof setup(), 'function', 'setup returns a controller');
+    t.equal(typeof setup({}, './public/apiDoc.md'), 'function', 'setup returns a controller');
     t.end();
   });
 };
 
 module.exports.tests.info_json = function(test, common) {
   test('returns server info in json', function(t) {
-    var controller = setup();
+    var controller = setup({}, './public/attribution.md');
     var req = {
       accepts: function (format) {
         t.equal(format, 'html', 'check for Accepts:html');
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ module.exports.tests.info_json = function(test, common) {
     };
     var res = { json: function( json ){
       t.equal(typeof json, 'object', 'returns json');
-      t.equal(typeof json.name, 'string', 'name');
-      t.equal(typeof json.version, 'object', 'version');
-      t.equal(typeof json.version.number, 'string', 'version number');
+      t.assert(json.hasOwnProperty('markdown'), 'return object contains markdown property');
+      t.assert(json.hasOwnProperty('html'), 'return object contains html property');
       t.end();
     }};
     controller( req, res );
@@ -33,21 +32,24 @@ module.exports.tests.info_json = function(test, common) {
 
 module.exports.tests.info_html = function(test, common) {
   test('returns server info in html', function(t) {
+    var filePath = './foo.md';
 
     var style = '<style>html{font-family:monospace}</style>';
     var mockText = 'this text should show up in the html content';
     var fsMock = {
       readFileSync: function (path, format) {
-        t.equal(path, './DOCS.md', 'open DOCS.md file');
+        t.equal(path, filePath, 'open specified file');
         t.equal(format, 'utf8', 'file format');
         return mockText;
       }
     };
 
     var proxyquire = require('proxyquire');
-    var setup = proxyquire('../../../controller/index', { 'fs': fsMock });
+    var setup = proxyquire('../../../controller/markdownToHtml', { 'fs': fsMock });
 
-    var controller = setup();
+    var config = { version: '1.1.1' };
+
+    var controller = setup(config, filePath);
     var req = {
       accepts: function () {
         return true;