diff --git a/doc/user/packages/container_registry/index.md b/doc/user/packages/container_registry/index.md
index 80009aa8b04a53c61047df23a9cb1fe5bfe90888..0421959aac5101b64e40447054c5abeedacb6b86 100644
--- a/doc/user/packages/container_registry/index.md
+++ b/doc/user/packages/container_registry/index.md
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ The cleanup policy is enabled for all projects by default.
   Support for projects created earlier
   [is planned](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/196124).
 - For self-managed GitLab instances, the project must have been created
-  before GitLab 12.7. However, an administrator can enable the cleanup policy
+  with GitLab 12.7 or newer. However, an administrator can enable the cleanup policy
   for all projects (even those created before 12.7) in
   [GitLab application settings](../../../api/settings.md#change-application-settings)
   by setting `container_expiration_policies_enable_historic_entries` to true.