diff --git a/docsite/rst/intro_configuration.rst b/docsite/rst/intro_configuration.rst
index e10118d4ee..016faf5e44 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/intro_configuration.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/intro_configuration.rst
@@ -120,12 +120,16 @@ Users on platforms where sudo passwords are enabled should consider changing thi
 bin_ansible_callbacks
 =====================
 
+.. versionadded:: 1.8
+
 Controls whether callback plugins are loaded when running /usr/bin/ansible.  This may be used to log activity from
 the command line, send notifications, and so on.  Callback plugins are always loaded for /usr/bin/ansible-playbook
 if present and cannot be disabled::
 
     bin_ansible_callbacks=False
 
+Prior to 1.8, callbacks were never loaded for /usr/bin/ansible.
+
 .. _callback_plugins:
 
 callback_plugins