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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml
index 8f968cc988..b24a2bd7bd 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ RTDeps [ApplicationVersion] []
<c>description</c>, <c>vsn</c>, <c>modules</c>, <c>registered</c>
and <c>applications</c>. The other keys are ignored by
<c>systools</c>.</p>
+ <warning><p>The <c>RTDeps</c> type was introduced in OTP 17.0 and
+ might be subject to changes during the OTP 17 release.</p></warning>
<taglist>
<tag><c>description</c></tag>
<item>
@@ -188,10 +190,10 @@ RTDeps [ApplicationVersion] []
start phases must be a subset of the set of phases defined
for the primary application. Refer to <em>OTP Design Principles</em> for more information.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>runtime_dependencies</c></tag>
- <item>A list of application versions that the application
+ <tag><marker id="runtime_dependencies"><c>runtime_dependencies</c></marker></tag>
+ <item><p>A list of application versions that the application
depends on. An example of such an application version is
- "kernel-3.0". Application versions specified as runtime
+ <c>"kernel-3.0"</c>. Application versions specified as runtime
dependencies are minimum requirements. That is, a larger
application version than the one specified in the
dependency satisfies the requirement. For information on
@@ -202,7 +204,18 @@ RTDeps [ApplicationVersion] []
specifies a source code version. An additional indirect
requirement is that installed binary application of
the specified version has been built so that it is
- compatible with the rest of the system.
+ compatible with the rest of the system.</p>
+ <p>Some dependencies might only be required in specific runtime
+ scenarios. In the case such optional dependencies exist, these are
+ specified and documented in the corresponding "App" documentation
+ of the specific application.</p>
+ <warning><p>The <c>runtime_dependencies</c> key was introduced in
+ OTP 17.0. The type of its value might be subject to changes during
+ the OTP 17 release.</p></warning>
+ <warning><p>All runtime dependencies specified in OTP applications
+ during the OTP 17 release might not be completely correct. This
+ is actively worked on. Declared runtime dependencies in OTP
+ applications are expected to be correct in OTP 18.</p></warning>
</item>
</taglist>
</section>