diff --git a/components/micro_wake_word.rst b/components/micro_wake_word.rst
index 68e0b4280..c541f72cc 100644
--- a/components/micro_wake_word.rst
+++ b/components/micro_wake_word.rst
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Model JSON
       }
     }
 
-The model JSON file contains the following fields that are all **required**:
+The model JSON file contains the following fields that are all **required** unless otherwise specified:
 
 - **type** (string): The type of the model. This should always be ``micro``.
 - **wake_word** (string): The wake word that the model is trained to detect.
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ The model JSON file contains the following fields that are all **required**:
   - **probability_cutoff** (float): The probability cutoff for the wake word detection.
     If the probability of the wake word is below this value, the wake word is not detected.
   - **sliding_window_average_size** (int): The size of the sliding window average for the wake word detection.
+  - **minimum_esphome_version** (*Optional* version): The minimum ESPHome version required to use this model.
 
 
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