diff --git a/library/cloud/nova_compute b/library/cloud/nova_compute
index 55f9e5dccb..049c8116bb 100644
--- a/library/cloud/nova_compute
+++ b/library/cloud/nova_compute
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ options:
         - Opaque blob of data which is made available to the instance
      required: false
      default: None
+     version_added: "1.6"
 requirements: ["novaclient"]
 '''