diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 66ee6254..ad06fee2 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
-man_pages = [(master_doc, "towncrier", "Towncrier Documentation", [author], 1)]
+man_pages = [(master_doc, "towncrier", "Towncrier Documentation", [author], 7)]
 
 
 # -- Options for Texinfo output -------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/towncrier/newsfragments/470.doc b/src/towncrier/newsfragments/470.doc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4173a893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/towncrier/newsfragments/470.doc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Moved man page to correct section