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diff --git a/doc/man/8/rbd.rst b/doc/man/8/rbd.rst
index cba9f994d85..45433775cf4 100644
--- a/doc/man/8/rbd.rst
+++ b/doc/man/8/rbd.rst
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ Parameters
format is understood by all versions of librbd and the kernel rbd module,
but does not support newer features like cloning.
- * format 2 - Use the second rbd format, which is supported by
- librbd and kernel since version 3.11 (except for striping). This adds
+ * format 2 - Use the second rbd format, which is supported by librbd since
+ the Bobtail release and the kernel rbd module since kernel 3.10 (except
+ for "fancy" striping, which is supported since kernel 4.17). This adds
support for cloning and is more easily extensible to allow more
features in the future.
@@ -684,8 +685,7 @@ The striping is controlled by three parameters:
we move on to the next [*stripe_count*] objects.
By default, [*stripe_unit*] is the same as the object size and [*stripe_count*] is 1. Specifying a different
-[*stripe_unit*] requires that the STRIPINGV2 feature be supported (added in Ceph v0.53) and format 2 images be
-used.
+[*stripe_unit*] and/or [*stripe_count*] is often referred to as using "fancy" striping and requires format 2.
Kernel rbd (krbd) options