diff --git a/components/finder.rst b/components/finder.rst
index 84be8b1ac74..eac3e20d8da 100644
--- a/components/finder.rst
+++ b/components/finder.rst
@@ -141,13 +141,17 @@ default when looking for files and directories, but you can change this with the
 
     $finder->ignoreVCS(false);
 
-If the search directory contains a ``.gitignore`` file, you can reuse those
-rules to exclude files and directories from the results with the
+If the search directory and its subdirectories contain ``.gitignore`` files, you
+can reuse those rules to exclude files and directories from the results with the
 :method:`Symfony\\Component\\Finder\\Finder::ignoreVCSIgnored` method::
 
     // excludes files/directories matching the .gitignore patterns
     $finder->ignoreVCSIgnored(true);
 
+.. versionadded:: 5.4
+
+    ``.gitignore`` files recursive support was introduced in Symfony 5.4.
+
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