diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index ff60b928affc..df1421fe94a8 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
-# clang-format configuration file. Intended for clang-format >= 7.
+# clang-format configuration file. Intended for clang-format >= 12.
 #
 # For more information, see:
 #