diff --git a/Doc/library/netrc.rst b/Doc/library/netrc.rst
index 9792799..1b53efc 100644
--- a/Doc/library/netrc.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/netrc.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
    This implements security behavior equivalent to that of ftp and other
    programs that use :file:`.netrc`.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.6.9 Added the POSIX permissions check.
+
 
 .. exception:: NetrcParseError