diff --git a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
index 417ee1e95..48404483b 100644
--- a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
+++ b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
@@ -671,6 +671,8 @@ SHELL cat /etc/shorewall/rules.d/*.rules
VERBOSE
VERBOSE_OFFSET
+
+ VERSION
Example:
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-params.xml b/manpages/shorewall-params.xml
index 715ebda8e..184cb974c 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-params.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-params.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
VERBOSE
VERBOSE_OFFSET
+
+ VERSION
Example params file:
diff --git a/manpages6/shorewall6-params.xml b/manpages6/shorewall6-params.xml
index 886d60784..90802da9a 100644
--- a/manpages6/shorewall6-params.xml
+++ b/manpages6/shorewall6-params.xml
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
VERBOSE
VERBOSE_OFFSET
+
+ VERSION
Example params file: