diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 01a99c7a6..418ba8526 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 # ones.
 extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
+    'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
     'sphinx.ext.doctest',
     'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
     'sphinx.ext.todo',
@@ -117,6 +118,9 @@
 # If true, `todo` and `todoList` produce output, else they produce nothing.
 todo_include_todos = True
 
+napoleon_numpy_docstring = False
+napoleon_google_docstring = True
+
 # -- Options for HTML output ----------------------------------------------
 
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for