diff --git a/doc/0001-bitbake-user-manual-add-crate-fetcher.patch b/doc/0001-bitbake-user-manual-add-crate-fetcher.patch
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+From 9959a987ae3def8ea4fed41df4c890fb8856bae5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
+Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:52:53 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] bitbake-user-manual: add "crate" fetcher
+
+Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
+---
+ .../bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst             | 16 ++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
+index 77384cfd..4a18c076 100644
+--- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
++++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
+@@ -688,6 +688,22 @@ Here is an example URL::
+ 
+ It can also be used when setting mirrors definitions using the :term:`PREMIRRORS` variable.
+ 
++Crate Fetcher (``crate://``)
++----------------------------
++
++This submodule fetches code for
++`Rust language "crates" <https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/glossary.html?highlight=crate#crate>`__
++corresponding to Rust libraries and programs to compile. Such crates are typically shared
++on https://crates.io/ but this fetchers supports other servers too.
++
++The format for the :term:`SRC_URI` setting must be::
++
++   SRC_URI = "crate://HOST/NAME/VERSION"
++
++Here is an example URL::
++
++   SRC_URI = "crate://crates.io/glob/0.2.11"
++
+ Other Fetchers
+ --------------
+ 
+-- 
+2.25.1
+
diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
index 77384cfd..2c15ad7d 100644
--- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
+++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
@@ -688,6 +688,22 @@ Here is an example URL::
 
 It can also be used when setting mirrors definitions using the :term:`PREMIRRORS` variable.
 
+Crate Fetcher (``crate://``)
+----------------------------
+
+This submodule fetches code for
+`Rust language "crates" <https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/glossary.html?highlight=crate#crate>`__
+corresponding to Rust libraries and programs to compile. Such crates are typically shared
+on https://crates.io/ but this fetcher supports other servers too.
+
+The format for the :term:`SRC_URI` setting must be::
+
+   SRC_URI = "crate://HOST/NAME/VERSION"
+
+Here is an example URL::
+
+   SRC_URI = "crate://crates.io/glob/0.2.11"
+
 Other Fetchers
 --------------