diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 317b75913396..edacb6be648d 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -2056,6 +2056,9 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
 
          CVE_PRODUCT = "vendor:package"
 
+      Since Wrynose, special characters must not be escaped. For example,
+      ``webkitgtk+`` no longer needs to be written as ``webkitgtk\+``.
+
    :term:`CVE_STATUS`
       The CVE ID which is patched or should be ignored. Here is
       an example from the :oe_layerindex:`Python3 recipe</layerindex/recipe/23823>`::