diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
index e05634084ad..107a3301b8c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ author: "James S. Martin (@jsmartin)"
 extends_documentation_fragment:
 - aws
 - ec2
+requires: [ botocore>=1.4.57 ]
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''