diff --git a/reference/mongo/mongoclient/construct.xml b/reference/mongo/mongoclient/construct.xml
index c1dd10090a..5613623274 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/mongoclient/construct.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/mongoclient/construct.xml
@@ -655,6 +655,10 @@ $m = new MongoClient($uri, array('replicaSet' => 'rs'));
       <row>
        <entry>1.4.0</entry>
        <entry>
+        <para>
+         Added <literal>"ssl"</literal> option and support for
+         <link linkend="mongo.connecting.ssl">connecting over SSL</link>.
+        </para>
         <para>
          Added <literal>"wTimeoutMS"</literal> option, which replaces
          <literal>"wTimeout"</literal>.