diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/specifying-dependencies.md b/src/doc/src/reference/specifying-dependencies.md
index c53f15f4007..310c504825b 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/reference/specifying-dependencies.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/reference/specifying-dependencies.md
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ Here are some examples of comparison requirements:
 
 As shown in the examples above, multiple version requirements can be
 separated with a comma, e.g., `>= 1.2, < 1.5`.
+All requirements must be satisfied,
+so non-overlapping requirements like `<1.2, ^1.2.2` result in no matching versions.
 
 ### Pre-releases