diff --git a/docs/ref/checks.txt b/docs/ref/checks.txt
index 682d86a8c9..04c7dc4a7d 100644
--- a/docs/ref/checks.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/checks.txt
@@ -169,6 +169,13 @@ that might occur as a result of a version upgrade.
 * **1_6.W001**: Some project unit tests may not execute as expected. *This
   check was removed in Django 1.8 due to false positives*.
 * **1_6.W002**: ``BooleanField`` does not have a default value.
+* **1_7.W001**:  Django 1.7 changed the global defaults for the
+  ``MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES.``
+  ``django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware``,
+  ``django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware``, and
+  ``django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware`` were removed from
+  the defaults. If your project needs these middleware then you should
+  configure this setting.
 
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