diff --git a/base/sort.jl b/base/sort.jl
index b4227e6fb5d3e..e995a64a9f76f 100644
--- a/base/sort.jl
+++ b/base/sort.jl
@@ -1100,6 +1100,9 @@ ascending order.
 See also [`sortperm!`](@ref), [`partialsortperm`](@ref), [`invperm`](@ref), [`indexin`](@ref).
 To sort slices of an array, refer to [`sortslices`](@ref).
 
+!!! compat "Julia 1.9"
+    The method accepting `dims` requires at least Julia 1.9.
+
 # Examples
 ```jldoctest
 julia> v = [3, 1, 2];
@@ -1163,6 +1166,9 @@ end
 Like [`sortperm`](@ref), but accepts a preallocated index vector or array `ix` with the same `axes` as `A`.  If `initialized` is `false`
 (the default), `ix` is initialized to contain the values `LinearIndices(A)`.
 
+!!! compat "Julia 1.9"
+    The method accepting `dims` requires at least Julia 1.9.
+
 # Examples
 ```jldoctest
 julia> v = [3, 1, 2]; p = zeros(Int, 3);