diff --git a/reference/info/functions/getenv.xml b/reference/info/functions/getenv.xml
index ad09d53591..15cf67ba85 100644
--- a/reference/info/functions/getenv.xml
+++ b/reference/info/functions/getenv.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
    Returns the value of the environment variable
    <parameter>varname</parameter>, or &false; if the environment
    variable <parameter>varname</parameter> does not exist.
-   Returns all environment variables without <parameter>varname</parameter>.
+   If <parameter>varname</parameter> is omitted, all environment variables are
+   returned as associative <type>array</type>.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
  
@@ -73,6 +74,13 @@
      </row>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry>7.1.0</entry>
+      <entry>
+       The <parameter>varname</parameter> can now be omitted to retrieve an
+       associative <type>array</type> of all environment variables.
+      </entry>
+     </row>
      <row>
       <entry>5.5.38, 5.6.24, 7.0.9</entry>
       <entry>