diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/doc/contribute.rst b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/doc/contribute.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e582053ea018c369be05aae96cf730744f1dc616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/doc/contribute.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.. include:: ../CONTRIBUTING.rst
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/doc/index.rst b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/doc/index.rst
index 2b50b72a6822eb49ecec478c6dc5d0b253ea7a14..316db9264ece867da07af13948a31f574d8f122b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/doc/index.rst
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/doc/index.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
    :caption: Contents:
 
    examples
+   contribute
    changelog
 
    autoapi/index