diff --git a/reference/configuration/security.rst b/reference/configuration/security.rst
index f49fad15c35..26b57090ef8 100644
--- a/reference/configuration/security.rst
+++ b/reference/configuration/security.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Each part will be explained in the next section.
                     time_cost:            2 # Number of iterations
                     threads:              2 # Number of parallel threads
 
-            providers:            # Required
+            providers:
                 # Examples:
                 my_in_memory_provider:
                     memory:
@@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ Each part will be explained in the next section.
                 ROLE_ADMIN:      [ROLE_ORGANIZER, ROLE_USER]
                 ROLE_SUPERADMIN: [ROLE_ADMIN]
 
+.. versionadded:: 4.1
+    The ``providers`` option is optional starting from Symfony 4.1.
+
 .. _reference-security-firewall-form-login:
 
 Form Login Configuration