diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
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--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ elasticsearch cluster, including certificate verification and http auth::
     )
 
 
-..  note::
+..  warning::
 
     By default SSL certificates won't be verified, pass in
     ``verify_certs=True`` to make sure your certificates will get verified. The