diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/cpanm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/cpanm.py
index b6bdf0c67a0..f0954a783c9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/cpanm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/packaging/language/cpanm.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ options:
       - Only install dependencies
     required: false
     default: false
+    version_added: 2.0
 notes:
    - Please note that U(http://search.cpan.org/dist/App-cpanminus/bin/cpanm, cpanm) must be installed on the remote host.
 author: "Franck Cuny (@franckcuny)"