diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt
index 8f585d4976..b66e447756 100644
--- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt
@@ -277,6 +277,12 @@ use in the comment.
 ** Comment string: +headers >= X.Y+ and/or `headers <= X.Y` (replace
    +X.Y+ with the proper version)
 
+* GCC version
+** Dependency symbol: +BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_X_Y+, (replace
+   +X_Y+ with the proper version, see +toolchain/toolchain-common.in+)
+** Comment string: +gcc >= X.Y+ and/or `gcc <= X.Y` (replace
+   +X.Y+ with the proper version)
+
 * C library
 ** Dependency symbol: +BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC+,
    +BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL+, +BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC+