diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 94a38ad5..ddeed4a6 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -489,3 +489,6 @@ Full example::
     index.methods = ['GET', 'OPTIONS']
 
     app.add_url_rule('/', index)
+
+.. versionadded:: 0.8
+   The `provide_automatic_options` functionality was added.