diff --git a/Doc/distutils/sourcedist.rst b/Doc/distutils/sourcedist.rst
index 9287d8cb73b..c549c908d8b 100644
--- a/Doc/distutils/sourcedist.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/sourcedist.rst
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ per line, regular files (or symlinks to them) only.  If you do supply your own
 :file:`MANIFEST`, you must specify everything: the default set of files
 described above does not apply in this case.
 
+.. versionadded:: 2.7
+   :file:`MANIFEST` files start with a comment indicating they are generated.
+   Files without this comment are not overwritten or removed.
+
 See :ref:`manifest_template` section for a syntax reference.
 
 .. _manifest-options:
@@ -162,10 +166,6 @@ This mechanism can be used when the default list of files is not enough.
 Principle
 ---------
 
-.. versionadded:: 2.7
-   :file:`MANIFEST` files start with a comment indicating they are generated.
-   Files without this comment are not overwritten or removed.
-
 The manifest template has one command per line, where each command specifies a
 set of files to include or exclude from the source distribution.  For an
 example, let's look at the Distutils' own manifest template::