diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
index 7745447065733f..3410e37e3abe1f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
@@ -1065,13 +1065,13 @@ Miscellaneous
    or ``None``.  ``'fork'`` is the default on Unix, while ``'spawn'`` is
    the default on Windows and macOS.
 
-.. versionchanged:: 3.8
+   .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
-   On macOS, the *spawn* start method is now the default.  The *fork* start
-   method should be considered unsafe as it can lead to crashes of the
-   subprocess. See :issue:`33725`.
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.8
 
-   .. versionadded:: 3.4
+      On macOS, the *spawn* start method is now the default.  The *fork* start
+      method should be considered unsafe as it can lead to crashes of the
+      subprocess. See :issue:`33725`.
 
 .. function:: set_executable(executable)