diff --git a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
index d912d5dd2..5cb0d55d8 100644
--- a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
+++ b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
@@ -553,8 +553,10 @@ ACCEPT      net:\
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
 
-    <para>The following table shows the column names for each of the
-    table-oriented configuration files.</para>
+    <para>In Shorewall 5.0.3, the sample configuration files and the man pages
+    were updated to use the same column names in both the column headings and
+    in the alternate specification format. The following table shows the
+    column names for each of the table-oriented configuration files.</para>
 
     <note>
       <para>Column names are <emphasis