diff --git a/doc/forum/git_annex_thinks_anything_under_a_dot-dir_is_small.mdwn b/doc/forum/git_annex_thinks_anything_under_a_dot-dir_is_small.mdwn
index 624bd5da10..1dddbbd2e4 100644
--- a/doc/forum/git_annex_thinks_anything_under_a_dot-dir_is_small.mdwn
+++ b/doc/forum/git_annex_thinks_anything_under_a_dot-dir_is_small.mdwn
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 The git annex repo seems to be assuming anything under a hidden directory is non-large and thus is putting it in .git instead of .git/annex
 
+
+git-annex version: 8.20201117-g3dda21d29
+
+
 ```
 mkdir ...git.annex.test...
 cd ...git.annex.test...