diff --git a/doc/api/issues.md b/doc/api/issues.md
index a665645ad0ef618be6f51dc8d6b218891958693a..ff8038c78d12b90e573c9c1578d9cad8765a8cc3 100644
--- a/doc/api/issues.md
+++ b/doc/api/issues.md
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ POST /projects/:id/issues
 | `assignee_id`   | integer | no  | The ID of a user to assign issue |
 | `milestone_id`  | integer | no  | The ID of a milestone to assign issue |
 | `labels`        | string  | no  | Comma-separated label names for an issue  |
-| `created_at`    | string  | no  | Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted, e.g. `2016-03-11T03:45:40Z` |
+| `created_at`    | string  | no  | Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted, e.g. `2016-03-11T03:45:40Z` (requires admin or project owner rights) |
 | `due_date`      | string  | no   | Date time string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY, e.g. `2016-03-11` |
 
 ```bash
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ PUT /projects/:id/issues/:issue_id
 | `milestone_id`  | integer | no  | The ID of a milestone to assign the issue to |
 | `labels`        | string  | no  | Comma-separated label names for an issue  |
 | `state_event`   | string  | no  | The state event of an issue. Set `close` to close the issue and `reopen` to reopen it |
-| `updated_at`    | string  | no  | Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted, e.g. `2016-03-11T03:45:40Z` |
+| `updated_at`    | string  | no  | Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted, e.g. `2016-03-11T03:45:40Z` (requires admin or project owner rights) |
 | `due_date`      | string  | no   | Date time string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY, e.g. `2016-03-11` |
 
 ```bash