diff --git a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
index 57e745f1f7..0918f5c1f4 100644
--- a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ Currently supported:
 
 .. django-admin-option:: --symlinks
 
+.. versionadded:: 1.2
+
 Use the ``--symlinks`` or ``-s`` option to follow symlinks to directories when
 looking for new translation strings.