diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vm/ListVMsCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vm/ListVMsCmd.java
index e5576e74cab..6c95a1215ed 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vm/ListVMsCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vm/ListVMsCmd.java
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ public class ListVMsCmd extends BaseListTaggedResourcesCmd {
     @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.ID, type = CommandType.UUID, entityType = UserVmResponse.class, description = "the ID of the virtual machine")
     private Long id;
 
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.IDS, type=CommandType.LIST, collectionType=CommandType.UUID, entityType=UserVmResponse.class,
-               description="the IDs of the virtual machines, mutually exclusive with id")
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.IDS, type=CommandType.LIST, collectionType=CommandType.UUID, entityType=UserVmResponse.class, description="the IDs of the virtual machines, mutually exclusive with id", since = "4.4")
     private List<Long> ids;
 
     @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.NAME, type = CommandType.STRING, description = "name of the virtual machine")