diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst
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@@ -880,6 +880,10 @@ always available.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.3
 
+   .. note::
+
+      The addition of new required attributes must go through the normal PEP
+      process. See :pep:`421` for more information.
 
 .. data:: int_info
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2019-07-13-12-58-20.bpo-37284.rP8WpB.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2019-07-13-12-58-20.bpo-37284.rP8WpB.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add a brief note to indicate that any new ``sys.implementation`` required attributes must go through the PEP process.
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