diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 640060bba..f55dfdd11 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 VERSION_MAJOR			:= 2
 VERSION_MINOR			:= 9
-VERSION_PATCH			:= 0
+VERSION_PATCH			:= 0	# Only used for LTS releases
 VERSION				:= ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}
 
 # Default goal is build all images
diff --git a/docs/about/release-information.rst b/docs/about/release-information.rst
index 3d2783dad..5e7f63008 100644
--- a/docs/about/release-information.rst
+++ b/docs/about/release-information.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ issues found, additional release candidates may be created to fix the issues.
          code freeze       ver w.x       code freeze     ver y.z
 
 
+Version numbering
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+TF-A version is given in Makefile, through several macros:
+
+- VERSION_MAJOR
+- VERSION_MINOR
+- VERSION_PATCH
+
+For example, TF-A v2.10 has VERSION_MAJOR=2, VERSION_MINOR=10 and VERSION_PATCH=0.
+
+This VERSION_PATCH macro is only increased for LTS releases.
+
 Upcoming Releases
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~