diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2.py
index 84fa572adab..29c142514c8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ options:
     default: null
     aliases: []
   tenancy:
-    version_added: "1.8"
+    version_added: "1.9"
     description:
       - An instance with a tenancy of "dedicated" runs on single-tenant hardware and can only be launched into a VPC. Valid values are:"default" or "dedicated". NOTE: To use dedicated tenancy you MUST specify a vpc_subnet_id as well. Dedicated tenancy is not available for EC2 "micro" instances. 
     required: false