diff --git a/reference/configuration/security.rst b/reference/configuration/security.rst
index 6179c5dff9c..d9a510b98a2 100644
--- a/reference/configuration/security.rst
+++ b/reference/configuration/security.rst
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ for the hash algorithm.
 Using the BCrypt Password Encoder
 ---------------------------------
 
+.. caution::
+	PHP Version 5.5 is required or install the "ircmaxell/password-compat" via composer.
+
 .. versionadded:: 2.2
     The BCrypt password encoder was added in Symfony 2.2.