diff --git a/files/file b/files/file
index 992f4c9815f..dd17b9ca02f 100644
--- a/files/file
+++ b/files/file
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ options:
         exist, see the M(copy) or M(template) module if you want that behavior.
         If C(link), the symbolic link will be created or changed. Use C(hard)
         for hardlinks. If C(absent), directories will be recursively deleted,
-        and files or symlinks will be unlinked. If C(touch), an empty file will 
+        and files or symlinks will be unlinked. If C(touch) (new in 1.4), an empty file will 
         be created if the c(dest) does not exist, while an existing file or
         directory will receive updated file access and modification times (similar
         to the way `touch` works from the command line).