diff --git a/website/docs/cli/commands/validate.mdx b/website/docs/cli/commands/validate.mdx
index 88730b1925..54e53ec478 100644
--- a/website/docs/cli/commands/validate.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/cli/commands/validate.mdx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ The nested objects in `diagnostics` have the following properties:
   lists using ASCII characters to mark the bullets. This is not a
   contractural formatting convention, so renderers should avoid depending on
   it and should instead treat those lines as either paragraphs or preformatted
-  text.
+  text. Future versions of this format may define additional rules for other text conventions, but will maintain backward compatibility.
 
 - `range` (object): An optional object referencing a portion of the configuration
   source code that the diagnostic message relates to. For errors, this will