diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 353ef88..fac5bf4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ A RESTful API for managing tasks built with FastAPI and SQLite.
 - Task pagination
 - Automatic API documentation
 - Health check endpoint
+- Root endpoint with API information
+- Task status and priority validation using Enums
 
 ## Project Structure
 
@@ -90,6 +92,10 @@ FastAPI generates interactive API documentation:
 
 ## API Endpoints
 
+### Root Endpoint
+
+- `GET /` - Returns information about the API including the title, documentation links, and health check endpoint
+
 ### Health Check
 
 - `GET /health` - Check if the API is running
@@ -108,8 +114,8 @@ FastAPI generates interactive API documentation:
 {
   "title": "string",
   "description": "string",
-  "status": "string",
-  "priority": "string",
+  "status": "string",  // One of: "pending", "in_progress", "completed", "cancelled"
+  "priority": "string",  // One of: "low", "medium", "high", "urgent"
   "due_date": "datetime",
   "completed": false
 }
diff --git a/app/database/base.py b/app/database/base.py
index 609c9d8..55fa743 100644
--- a/app/database/base.py
+++ b/app/database/base.py
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 # Import all the models to ensure they are registered with SQLAlchemy
+from app.database.base_class import Base  # noqa
+from app.models.task import Task  # noqa
+
+# Add new models here as they are created
diff --git a/app/schemas/task.py b/app/schemas/task.py
index 5e98b1c..a21fb4d 100644
--- a/app/schemas/task.py
+++ b/app/schemas/task.py
@@ -1,14 +1,31 @@
 from datetime import datetime
+from enum import Enum
 from typing import Optional
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
+class TaskStatus(str, Enum):
+    """Valid status values for tasks."""
+    PENDING = "pending"
+    IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress"
+    COMPLETED = "completed"
+    CANCELLED = "cancelled"
+
+
+class TaskPriority(str, Enum):
+    """Valid priority values for tasks."""
+    LOW = "low"
+    MEDIUM = "medium"
+    HIGH = "high"
+    URGENT = "urgent"
+
+
 class TaskBase(BaseModel):
     """Base Task schema with shared attributes."""
     title: str
     description: Optional[str] = None
-    status: Optional[str] = "pending"
-    priority: Optional[str] = "medium"
+    status: TaskStatus = TaskStatus.PENDING
+    priority: TaskPriority = TaskPriority.MEDIUM
     due_date: Optional[datetime] = None
     completed: Optional[bool] = False
 
@@ -22,8 +39,8 @@ class TaskUpdate(BaseModel):
     """Schema for updating an existing task."""
     title: Optional[str] = None
     description: Optional[str] = None
-    status: Optional[str] = None
-    priority: Optional[str] = None
+    status: Optional[TaskStatus] = None
+    priority: Optional[TaskPriority] = None
     due_date: Optional[datetime] = None
     completed: Optional[bool] = None
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 01d3b49..cbd476b 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import uvicorn
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 
 from app.api.v1.router import api_router
 from app.core.config import settings
@@ -22,8 +23,21 @@ app.add_middleware(
 app.include_router(api_router)
 
 
+@app.get("/", tags=["root"])
+async def root():
+    """Root endpoint returning information about the API."""
+    return JSONResponse(
+        content={
+            "title": settings.PROJECT_NAME,
+            "documentation": "/docs",
+            "health_check": "/health"
+        }
+    )
+
+
 @app.get("/health", tags=["health"])
 async def health():
+    """Health check endpoint."""
     return {"status": "ok"}