diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docs-on-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs-on-release.yml
index 7a76b93..fb3f8da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docs-on-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs-on-release.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ jobs:
     with:
       project: diffpy.fourigui
       c_extension: false
+      headless: true
diff --git a/news/doc-build.rst b/news/doc-build.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a914dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/doc-build.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* API docstrings rendered with Linux GitHub CI by installing xvfb
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>