diff --git a/newsfragments/3664.documentation b/newsfragments/3664.documentation
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab5de8884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/3664.documentation
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Documentation now has its own towncrier category.
diff --git a/towncrier.pyproject.toml b/towncrier.pyproject.toml
index 26627c3f9..b8b561a98 100644
--- a/towncrier.pyproject.toml
+++ b/towncrier.pyproject.toml
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         name = "Configuration Changes"
         showcontent = true
 
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+        directory = "documentation"
+        name = "Documentation Changes"
+        showcontent = true
+
     [[tool.towncrier.type]]
         directory = "removed"
         name = "Removed Features"