diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/helper/_fireball.py b/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/helper/_fireball.py
index ad405d57544..ba0770d7839 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/helper/_fireball.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/utilities/helper/_fireball.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
 module: fireball
 short_description: Enable fireball mode on remote node
+version_added: "0.9"
 deprecated: "in favor of SSH with ControlPersist"
 description:
     - Modern SSH clients support ControlPersist which is just as fast as