diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d3590f0f..e988195f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build/*
 env/*
 
 # docs build directory
-docs/sphinx/build/*
+docs/build/*
 
 # global file patterns
 *.log
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index efe6db56..58dec995 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version: 2
 # Build documentation with Sphinx
 sphinx:
    builder: html
-   configuration: docs/sphinx/source/conf.py
+   configuration: docs/conf.py
 
 # Optionally build your docs in additional formats such as PDF
 formats: []
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/api-reference.rst b/docs/api/api-reference.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/sphinx/source/api-reference.rst
rename to docs/api/api-reference.rst
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/tuf.api.metadata.rst b/docs/api/tuf.api.metadata.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/sphinx/source/tuf.api.metadata.rst
rename to docs/api/tuf.api.metadata.rst
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/tuf.api.rst b/docs/api/tuf.api.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/sphinx/source/tuf.api.rst
rename to docs/api/tuf.api.rst
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/tuf.api.serialization.rst b/docs/api/tuf.api.serialization.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/sphinx/source/tuf.api.serialization.rst
rename to docs/api/tuf.api.serialization.rst
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/tuf.ngclient.config.rst b/docs/api/tuf.ngclient.config.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/sphinx/source/tuf.ngclient.config.rst
rename to docs/api/tuf.ngclient.config.rst
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/tuf.ngclient.fetcher.rst b/docs/api/tuf.ngclient.fetcher.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/sphinx/source/tuf.ngclient.fetcher.rst
rename to docs/api/tuf.ngclient.fetcher.rst
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/tuf.ngclient.rst b/docs/api/tuf.ngclient.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/sphinx/source/tuf.ngclient.rst
rename to docs/api/tuf.ngclient.rst
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/tuf.ngclient.updater.rst b/docs/api/tuf.ngclient.updater.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/sphinx/source/tuf.ngclient.updater.rst
rename to docs/api/tuf.ngclient.updater.rst
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
similarity index 93%
rename from docs/sphinx/source/conf.py
rename to docs/conf.py
index 935ff9f1..2b087620 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #
 import os
 import sys
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join('..', '..', '..')))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join('..')))
 
 import tuf
 
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@
 # List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
 # directories to ignore when looking for source files.
 # This pattern also affects html_static_path and html_extra_path.
-exclude_patterns = []
-
+exclude_patterns = ['GETTING_STARTED.rst', 'OVERVIEW.rst', 'TAP.rst']
 
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
similarity index 91%
rename from docs/sphinx/source/index.rst
rename to docs/index.rst
index 654b378f..99aaee15 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ systems.
    :maxdepth: 1
    :caption: Contents:
    
-   api-reference
+   api/api-reference
+   CONTRIBUTORS
+   INSTALLATION
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 75d2117c..f7e1d7a5 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ deps =
 
 changedir = {toxinidir}
 commands =
-    sphinx-build -b html docs/sphinx/source docs/sphinx/build/html
+    sphinx-build -b html docs docs/build/html