diff --git a/plugins/modules/files/ini_file.py b/plugins/modules/files/ini_file.py
index ea857cefa9..d318d04d57 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/files/ini_file.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/files/ini_file.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ options:
 notes:
    - While it is possible to add an I(option) without specifying a I(value), this makes no sense.
    - As of Ansible 2.3, the I(dest) option has been changed to I(path) as default, but I(dest) still works as well.
+   - As of community.general 3.2.0, UTF-8 BOM markers are discarded when reading files.
 author:
     - Jan-Piet Mens (@jpmens)
     - Ales Nosek (@noseka1)