diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index afad0f01..081e05fa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ set (LOOT_API_SRC ${LOOT_SRC}
                   "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/api/api.cpp")
 
 set (LOOT_API_HEADERS ${LOOT_HEADERS}
-                  "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/api/api.h")
+                  "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/loot/api.h")
 
 set (LOOT_VALIDATOR_SRC ${LOOT_SRC}
                         "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/validator/main.cpp")
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ source_group("Header Files" FILES ${LOOT_HEADERS} ${LOOT_GUI_HEADERS} ${LOOT_API
 # Include source and library directories.
 include_directories ("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src"
                      "${LIBLOADORDER_ROOT}/src"
+                     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include"
                      "${LIBGIT2_ROOT}/include"
                      ${CEF_ROOT}
                      ${LIBESPM_ROOT}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1af1a6e2..179e520f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ If you're adding a new translation, LOOT's source code must be updated to recogn
 
 * In [language.h](src/backend/helpers/language.h), add a static constant for the language to the `Language` class.
 * In [language.cpp](src/backend/helpers/language.cpp), define the value for the constant you added, and update `Language::Language(const std::string& locale)`, `Language::Construct(const unsigned int code)` and `Language::Codes({...})` to include lines for your language.
-* Add constants for the language in [api.h](src/api/api.h) and [api.cpp](src/api/api.cpp).
+* Add constants for the language in [api.h](include/loot/api.h) and [api.cpp](src/api/api.cpp).
 * In [archive.js](scripts/archive.js), add the language folder to the list on line 83.
 * In [installer.iss](scripts/installer.iss), add an entry for your language's translation file to the `[Files]` section.
 * In [LOOT Metadata Syntax.html](docs/LOOT%20Metadata%20Syntax.html), add a row for your language to the Language Codes table.
diff --git a/docs/Doxyfile b/docs/Doxyfile
index 8ffdb2b5..fb94428e 100644
--- a/docs/Doxyfile
+++ b/docs/Doxyfile
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ WARN_LOGFILE           =
 # spaces. See also FILE_PATTERNS and EXTENSION_MAPPING
 # Note: If this tag is empty the current directory is searched.
 
-INPUT                  = ../src/api/api.h
+INPUT                  = ../include/loot/api.h
 
 # This tag can be used to specify the character encoding of the source files
 # that doxygen parses. Internally doxygen uses the UTF-8 encoding. Doxygen uses
diff --git a/src/api/api.h b/include/loot/api.h
similarity index 99%
rename from src/api/api.h
rename to include/loot/api.h
index 23dd3c6f..10b0f6d7 100644
--- a/src/api/api.h
+++ b/include/loot/api.h
@@ -507,7 +507,10 @@ extern "C"
      *      The URL of the remote from which to fetch updates. This can also be
      *      a relative or absolute path to a local repository.
      *  @param remoteBranch
-     *      The branch of the remote from which to apply updates.
+     *      The branch of the remote from which to apply updates. LOOT's
+     *      official masterlists are versioned using separate branches for each
+     *      new version of the masterlist syntax, so if you're using them,
+     *      check their repositories to see which is the latest release branch.
      *  @param updated
      *      `true` if the masterlist was updated. `false` if no update was
      *      necessary, ie. it was already up-to-date. If `true`, the masterlist
diff --git a/scripts/archive.js b/scripts/archive.js
index 95629151..cab4e645 100644
--- a/scripts/archive.js
+++ b/scripts/archive.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ function createApiArchive(dest_path) {
     // API header file.
     fs.mkdirsSync(path.join(temp_path, 'include', 'loot'));
     fs.copySync(
-        path.join(root_path, 'src', 'api', 'api.h'),
+        path.join(root_path, 'include', 'loot', 'api.h'),
         path.join(temp_path, 'include', 'loot', 'api.h')
     );
 
diff --git a/src/api/api.cpp b/src/api/api.cpp
index aafa7978..002eb6d3 100644
--- a/src/api/api.cpp
+++ b/src/api/api.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
     */
 
-#include "api.h"
+#include "loot/api.h"
 #include "../backend/game/game.h"
 #include "../backend/globals.h"
 #include "../backend/error.h"
diff --git a/src/tests/api/test_api.h b/src/tests/api/test_api.h
index 10e6114b..8d64dca4 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/test_api.h
+++ b/src/tests/api/test_api.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ along with LOOT.  If not, see
 #ifndef LOOT_TEST_API
 #define LOOT_TEST_API
 
-#include "api/api.h"
+#include "../include/loot/api.h"
 #include "tests/fixtures.h"
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>