diff --git a/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst b/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
index 7e9e200e5..37f74e332 100644
--- a/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
+++ b/docs/html/reference/pip_install.rst
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ pip supports installing from a package index using a :term:`requirement
 specifier <pypug:Requirement Specifier>`. Generally speaking, a requirement
 specifier is composed of a project name followed by optional :term:`version
 specifiers <pypug:Version Specifier>`.  :pep:`508` contains a full specification
-of the format of a requirement.
+of the format of a requirement. Since version 18.1 pip supports the
+``url_req``-form specification.
 
 Some examples:
 
diff --git a/news/5860.trivial b/news/5860.trivial
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f77d3fd7
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Updated info about pip support for url_req portion of PEP508 in doc.