diff --git a/book/config/_quarto-html.yml b/book/config/_quarto-html.yml
index 4c13266a3..e42d92a10 100644
--- a/book/config/_quarto-html.yml
+++ b/book/config/_quarto-html.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ project:
     - contents/core/ml_systems/ml_systems.qmd
 
 website:
+  title: "ML Systems Textbook"  # This controls the browser tab title
   # High-level navigation enhancements
   page-navigation: true
   reader-mode: false
@@ -467,6 +468,10 @@ format:
       - default
       - assets/styles/style.scss
 
+    # Custom title formatting - only show site title, not page title
+    title-prefix: ""
+    pagetitle: "ML Systems Textbook"
+    
     code-block-bg: true
 
     language: