diff --git a/mkdocs.insiders.yml b/mkdocs.insiders.yml
index 422e79d51..78bf10658 100644
--- a/mkdocs.insiders.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.insiders.yml
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 INHERIT: mkdocs.template.yml
+
+watch:
+  - mkdocs.template.yml
diff --git a/mkdocs.public.yml b/mkdocs.public.yml
index 31fd0474c..a8c0b99c8 100644
--- a/mkdocs.public.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.public.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ plugins:
   - search
 validation:
   anchors: warn
+watch:
+  - mkdocs.template.yml