diff --git a/files/lineinfile b/files/lineinfile
index b98cf38c2ca..ef2714ed71a 100644
--- a/files/lineinfile
+++ b/files/lineinfile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ options:
       - The file to modify.
   regexp:
     required: false
+    version_added: 1.7
     description:
       - The regular expression to look for in every line of the file. For
         C(state=present), the pattern to replace if found; only the last line