diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 3feba1cb586e3..56c2fa69f260c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ New library functions
   * `splitpath(p::String)` function, which is the opposite of `joinpath(parts...)`: it splits a filepath into its components ([#28156]).
   * `isnothing(::Any)` function, to check whether something is a `Nothing`, returns a `Bool` ([#29679]).
   * `getpid(::Process)` method ([#24064]).
+  * `fieldtypes(T::Type)` which return the declared types of the field in type T ([#29600]).
 
 Standard library changes
 ------------------------
diff --git a/base/reflection.jl b/base/reflection.jl
index 8d20f9b67a4f7..90540aafaa426 100644
--- a/base/reflection.jl
+++ b/base/reflection.jl
@@ -664,6 +664,9 @@ end
 
 The declared types of all fields in a composite DataType `T` as a tuple.
 
+!!! compat "Julia 1.1"
+    This function requires at least Julia 1.1.
+
 # Examples
 ```jldoctest
 julia> struct Foo