diff --git a/library/cloud/ec2_group b/library/cloud/ec2_group
index bf40e7b83b7..12a49fe0d82 100644
--- a/library/cloud/ec2_group
+++ b/library/cloud/ec2_group
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - List of firewall outbound rules to enforce in this group (see example).
     required: false
+    version_added: "1.6"
   region:
     description:
       - the EC2 region to use