diff --git a/docs/guides/index.md b/docs/guides/index.md
index cf65fe2c017ef..500506ea859ea 100644
--- a/docs/guides/index.md
+++ b/docs/guides/index.md
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Check out one of the core guides to get started:
 - [Creating and working on projects](./projects.md)
 - [Building and publishing packages](./package.md)
 - [Integrate uv with other software, e.g., Docker, GitHub, PyTorch, and more](./integration/index.md)
-- [Contributing to uv](./contributing.md)
 
 Or, explore the [concept documentation](../concepts/index.md) for comprehensive breakdown of each
 feature.
diff --git a/docs/guides/contributing.md b/docs/reference/contributing.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/guides/contributing.md
rename to docs/reference/contributing.md
diff --git a/docs/reference/index.md b/docs/reference/index.md
index 474b4121f4e56..4347b903445c4 100644
--- a/docs/reference/index.md
+++ b/docs/reference/index.md
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ The reference section provides information about specific parts of uv:
 - [Resolver](./internals/resolver.md): Details about the internals of uv's resolver.
 - [Storage](./storage.md): Information about where uv stores data on your system.
 - [Policies](./policies/index.md): uv's versioning policy, platform support policy, and license.
+- [Contributing](./contributing.md): A guide for contributing to uv.
 
 Looking for a broader overview? Check out the [concepts](../concepts/index.md) documentation.
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 19f5514f510df..3538fbb2e3d0d 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ plugins:
           - guides/tools.md
           - guides/projects.md
           - guides/package.md
-          - guides/contributing.md
         Integrations:
           - guides/integration/docker.md
           - guides/integration/jupyter.md
@@ -161,6 +160,7 @@ plugins:
           - reference/storage.md
           - reference/environment.md
           - reference/installer.md
+          - reference/contributing.md
 extra_css:
   - stylesheets/extra.css
 extra_javascript:
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ nav:
           - Dependabot: guides/integration/dependabot.md
           - AWS Lambda: guides/integration/aws-lambda.md
           - Coiled: guides/integration/coiled.md
-      - Contributing: guides/contributing.md
   - Concepts:
       - concepts/index.md
       - Projects:
@@ -264,6 +263,7 @@ nav:
           - reference/troubleshooting/index.md
           - Build failures: reference/troubleshooting/build-failures.md
           - Reproducible examples: reference/troubleshooting/reproducible-examples.md
+      - Contributing: reference/contributing.md
       - Internals:
           - reference/internals/index.md
           - Resolver: reference/internals/resolver.md