diff --git a/doc/en/reference/plugin_list.rst b/doc/en/reference/plugin_list.rst
index 24cacbc71..97ab28e21 100644
--- a/doc/en/reference/plugin_list.rst
+++ b/doc/en/reference/plugin_list.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-Plugins List
-============
+.. _plugin-list:
+
+Plugin List
+===========
 
 PyPI projects that match "pytest-\*" are considered plugins and are listed
 automatically. Packages classified as inactive are excluded.
diff --git a/scripts/update-plugin-list.py b/scripts/update-plugin-list.py
index bc4d8a6a6..4e00f1a45 100644
--- a/scripts/update-plugin-list.py
+++ b/scripts/update-plugin-list.py
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ import packaging.version
 import requests
 import tabulate
 
-FILE_HEAD = r"""Plugins List
-============
+FILE_HEAD = r"""\
+.. _plugin-list:
+
+Plugin List
+===========
 
 PyPI projects that match "pytest-\*" are considered plugins and are listed
 automatically. Packages classified as inactive are excluded.