diff --git a/doc/ref/configuration/master.rst b/doc/ref/configuration/master.rst
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--- a/doc/ref/configuration/master.rst
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@@ -1832,6 +1832,8 @@ There are additional details at :ref:`salt-pillars`
 ``ext_pillar_first``
 --------------------
 
+.. versionadded:: 2015.2
+
 The ext_pillar_first option allows for external pillar sources to populate
 before file system pillar. This allows for targeting file system pillar from
 ext_pillar.