DOCS-14323-weights-for-non-text-indexes

Author: ianf-mongodb

source/core/index-text.txt

@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ more information, see :ref:`text-index-compound`.
 In order to drop a ``text`` index, use the index name. See
 :ref:`drop-text-index` for more information.
 
+.. _specify-weights:
+
 Specify Weights
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

source/release-notes/5.0-compatibility.txt

@@ -328,6 +328,10 @@ General Changes
   currently logged in as an existing user will write a warning to the
   log once per authentication attempt.
 
+- Starting in MongoDB 5.0, the 
+  :ref:`weights <specify-weights>` option is only allowed 
+  for ``$text`` indexes. 
+
 - .. include:: /includes/fact-set-global-write-concern-before-reconfig.rst
 
 Deprecations