diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+.. _hacking:
+
+Hacking
+=======
+
+In order to start hacking, you will first have to create a development
+environment:
+
+::
+
+    ./venv/bin/python setup.py dev
+
+The code base, including your pull requests, **must** have 100% test statement
+coverage **and** be compliant with the :ref:`coding-style`.
+
+The following tools are there to help you:
+
+- ``./venv/bin/tox`` starts a full set of tests. Please make sure you
+  run it before submitting a new pull request.
+
+- ``./venv/bin/tox -e cover`` checks the test coverage only.
+
+- ``./venv/bin/tox -e lint`` checks the style of the whole project,
+  while ``./venv/bin/pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc file`` will check a single `file` only.
+
+
+.. _coding-style:
+
+Coding style
+============
+
+Please:
+
+1. **Be consistent with the rest of the code**.
+
+2. Read `PEP 8 - Style Guide for Python Code`_.
+
+3. Follow the `Google Python Style Guide`_, with the exception that we
+   use `Sphinx-style`_ documentation:
+
+    ::
+
+        def foo(arg):
+            """Short description.
+
+            :param int arg: Some number.
+
+            :returns: Argument
+            :rtype: int
+
+            """
+            return arg
+
+4. Remember to use ``./venv/bin/pylint``.
+
+.. _Google Python Style Guide: https://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/pyguide.html
+.. _Sphinx-style: http://sphinx-doc.org/
+.. _PEP 8 - Style Guide for Python Code: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008
+
+
+Updating the Documentation
+==========================
+
+In order to generate the Sphinx documentation, run the following commands.
+
+::
+
+    cd docs
+    make clean html SPHINXBUILD=../venv/bin/sphinx-build
+
+
+This should generate documentation in the ``docs/_build/html`` directory.
diff --git a/docs/project.rst b/docs/project.rst
index 5da350cfb..421f0b062 100644
--- a/docs/project.rst
+++ b/docs/project.rst
@@ -2,75 +2,4 @@
 The Let's Encrypt Client Project
 ================================
 
-.. _hacking:
-
-Hacking
-=======
-
-In order to start hacking, you will first have to create a development
-environment:
-
-::
-
-    ./venv/bin/python setup.py dev
-
-The code base, including your pull requests, **must** have 100% test statement
-coverage **and** be compliant with the :ref:`coding-style`.
-
-The following tools are there to help you:
-
-- ``./venv/bin/tox`` starts a full set of tests. Please make sure you
-  run it before submitting a new pull request.
-
-- ``./venv/bin/tox -e cover`` checks the test coverage only.
-
-- ``./venv/bin/tox -e lint`` checks the style of the whole project,
-  while ``./venv/bin/pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc file`` will check a single `file` only.
-
-
-.. _coding-style:
-
-Coding style
-============
-
-Please:
-
-1. **Be consistent with the rest of the code**.
-
-2. Read `PEP 8 - Style Guide for Python Code`_.
-
-3. Follow the `Google Python Style Guide`_, with the exception that we
-   use `Sphinx-style`_ documentation:
-
-    ::
-
-        def foo(arg):
-            """Short description.
-
-            :param int arg: Some number.
-
-            :returns: Argument
-            :rtype: int
-
-            """
-            return arg
-
-4. Remember to use ``./venv/bin/pylint``.
-
-.. _Google Python Style Guide: https://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/pyguide.html
-.. _Sphinx-style: http://sphinx-doc.org/
-.. _PEP 8 - Style Guide for Python Code: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008
-
-
-Updating the Documentation
-==========================
-
-In order to generate the Sphinx documentation, run the following commands.
-
-::
-
-    cd docs
-    make clean html SPHINXBUILD=../venv/bin/sphinx-build
-
-
-This should generate documentation in the ``docs/_build/html`` directory.
+.. include:: ../CONTRIBUTING.rst