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diff --git a/src/emacs.c b/src/emacs.c
index 3083d0df302..e5305e27417 100644
--- a/src/emacs.c
+++ b/src/emacs.c
@@ -2607,7 +2607,12 @@ This is nil during initialization. */);
Vemacs_copyright = build_string (emacs_copyright);
DEFVAR_LISP ("emacs-version", Vemacs_version,
- doc: /* Version numbers of this version of Emacs. */);
+ doc: /* Version numbers of this version of Emacs.
+This has the form: MAJOR.MINOR[.MICRO], where MAJOR/MINOR/MICRO are integers.
+MICRO is only present in unreleased development versions,
+and is not especially meaningful. Prior to Emacs 26.1, an extra final
+component .BUILD is present. This is now stored separately in
+`emacs-build-number'. */);
Vemacs_version = build_string (emacs_version);
DEFVAR_LISP ("report-emacs-bug-address", Vreport_emacs_bug_address,