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diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/versioning.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/versioning.rst
index 8aaf370daf..8d0fdb777c 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/versioning.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/versioning.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ General Guidelines
 #. The modification of symbols can generally be managed with versioning
 #. The removal of symbols generally is an ABI break and requires bumping of the
    LIBABIVER macro
+#. Updates to the minimum hardware requirements, which drop support for hardware which
+   was previously supported, should be treated as an ABI change.
 
 What is an ABI
 --------------
@@ -77,6 +79,13 @@ for significant reasons, such as performance enhancements. ABI breakage due to
 changes such as reorganizing public structure fields for aesthetic or
 readability purposes should be avoided.
 
+.. note::
+
+   Updates to the minimum hardware requirements, which drop support for hardware
+   which was previously supported, should be treated as an ABI change, and
+   follow the relevant deprecation policy procedures as above: 3 acks and
+   announcement at least one release in advance.
+
 Examples of Deprecation Notices
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