diff --git a/doc/man7/OSSL_PROVIDER-FIPS.pod b/doc/man7/OSSL_PROVIDER-FIPS.pod
index a18703f568fc5..844c14df9e257 100644
--- a/doc/man7/OSSL_PROVIDER-FIPS.pod
+++ b/doc/man7/OSSL_PROVIDER-FIPS.pod
@@ -426,6 +426,17 @@ A simple self test callback is shown below for illustrative purposes.
=head1 NOTES
+Some released versions of OpenSSL do not include a validated
+FIPS provider. To determine which versions have undergone
+the validation process, please refer to the
+L. If you
+require FIPS-approved functionality, it is essential to build your FIPS
+provider using one of the validated versions listed there. Normally,
+it is possible to utilize a FIPS provider constructed from one of the
+validated versions alongside F and F compiled from any
+release within the same major release series. This flexibility enables
+you to address bug fixes and CVEs that fall outside the FIPS boundary.
+
The FIPS provider in OpenSSL 3.1 includes some non-FIPS validated algorithms,
consequently the property query C is mandatory for applications that
want to operate in a FIPS approved manner. The algorithms are:
@@ -449,16 +460,13 @@ L,
L,
L,
L,
-L
+L,
+L
=head1 HISTORY
This functionality was added in OpenSSL 3.0.
-OpenSSL 3.0 includes a FIPS 140-2 approved FIPS provider.
-
-OpenSSL 3.1 includes a FIPS 140-3 approved FIPS provider.
-
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2019-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
diff --git a/doc/man7/fips_module.pod b/doc/man7/fips_module.pod
index c465dca56c6b1..f3fca15c58b4f 100644
--- a/doc/man7/fips_module.pod
+++ b/doc/man7/fips_module.pod
@@ -470,6 +470,17 @@ L.
=head1 NOTES
+Some released versions of OpenSSL do not include a validated
+FIPS provider. To determine which versions have undergone
+the validation process, please refer to the
+L. If you
+require FIPS-approved functionality, it is essential to build your FIPS
+provider using one of the validated versions listed there. Normally,
+it is possible to utilize a FIPS provider constructed from one of the
+validated versions alongside F and F compiled from any
+release within the same major release series. This flexibility enables
+you to address bug fixes and CVEs that fall outside the FIPS boundary.
+
The FIPS provider in OpenSSL 3.1 includes some non-FIPS validated algorithms,
consequently the property query C is mandatory for applications that
want to operate in a FIPS approved manner. The algorithms are:
@@ -486,17 +497,14 @@ want to operate in a FIPS approved manner. The algorithms are:
=head1 SEE ALSO
-L, L, L
+L, L, L,
+L
=head1 HISTORY
The FIPS module guide was created for use with the new FIPS provider
in OpenSSL 3.0.
-OpenSSL 3.0 includes a FIPS 140-2 approved FIPS provider.
-
-OpenSSL 3.1 includes a FIPS 140-3 approved FIPS provider.
-
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2021-2022 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.