diff --git a/numpydoc/templates/numpydoc_docstring.rst b/numpydoc/templates/numpydoc_docstring.rst
index 79ab1f8e..f6b6a0ae 100644
--- a/numpydoc/templates/numpydoc_docstring.rst
+++ b/numpydoc/templates/numpydoc_docstring.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 {{summary}}
 {{extended_summary}}
 {{parameters}}
+{{attributes}}
+{{methods}}
 {{returns}}
 {{yields}}
 {{receives}}
@@ -13,5 +15,3 @@
 {{notes}}
 {{references}}
 {{examples}}
-{{attributes}}
-{{methods}}