diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 2a6dbfc5..a14181b3 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 .. include:: ../README.rst
 
-Contents
-========
+User documentation
+==================
 
 .. toctree::
-    :maxdepth: 3
 
     installation/index
     changes
-    development/index
-    api/index
     authors
 
+Reference documentation
+=======================
+
+.. toctree::
+
+    api/index
+
+Development documentation
+=========================
+
+.. toctree::
+
+    development/index
+
 Indices and tables
 ==================