diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f95849ad60..852a0f380a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ the later release.
 USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.  NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PRODUCTION USE!
 
 * nmcli now supports viewing and managing WireGuard peers.
-* Add a new "sriov.preserve-on-down" property that controls whether
-  NetworkManager preserves the SR-IOV parameters set on the device
-  when the connection is deactivated, or whether it resets them to
-  their default value.
 
 =============================================
 NetworkManager-1.54
@@ -28,6 +24,10 @@ Overview of changes since NetworkManager-1.52
 * Add support for configuring the loopback interface in nmtui.
 * Most of the properties of ovs-bridge and ovs-port connections can
   now be reapplied at runtime without bringing the connection down.
+* Add a new "sriov.preserve-on-down" property that controls whether
+  NetworkManager preserves the SR-IOV parameters set on the device
+  when the connection is deactivated, or whether it resets them to
+  their default value.
 
 =============================================
 NetworkManager-1.52
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver b/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
index e7ca51da88..ad05a4e29c 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/libnm.ver
@@ -2073,10 +2073,6 @@ global:
 	nm_setting_prefix_delegation_get_subnet_id;
 	nm_setting_prefix_delegation_get_type;
 	nm_setting_prefix_delegation_new;
-} libnm_1_52_0;
-
-libnm_1_56_0 {
-global:
 	nm_setting_sriov_get_preserve_on_down;
 	nm_sriov_preserve_on_down_get_type;
-} libnm_1_54_0;
+} libnm_1_52_0;
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-sriov.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-sriov.c
index aec9c4dd54..d6be0ec1d3 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-sriov.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-sriov.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ nm_setting_sriov_clear_vfs(NMSettingSriov *setting)
  *
  * Returns: the value contained in the #NMSettingSriov:preserve-on-down property.
  *
- * Since: 1.56
+ * Since: 1.54
  */
 NMSriovPreserveOnDown
 nm_setting_sriov_get_preserve_on_down(NMSettingSriov *setting)
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ nm_setting_sriov_class_init(NMSettingSriovClass *klass)
      * looks up a global default value in the configuration; in case no such value is
      * defined, it uses %NM_SRIOV_PRESERVE_ON_DOWN_NO as fallback.
      *
-     * Since: 1.56
+     * Since: 1.54
      */
     _nm_setting_property_define_direct_enum(properties_override,
                                             obj_properties,
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-public/nm-setting-sriov.h b/src/libnm-core-public/nm-setting-sriov.h
index e45620fe8a..60c5005c0b 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-public/nm-setting-sriov.h
+++ b/src/libnm-core-public/nm-setting-sriov.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef enum {
  * @NM_SRIOV_PRESERVE_ON_DOWN_YES: preserve the SR-IOV parameters set on
      * the device when the connection is deactivated
  *
- * Since: 1.56
+ * Since: 1.54
  */
 typedef enum {
     NM_SRIOV_PRESERVE_ON_DOWN_DEFAULT = -1,
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_14
 gboolean nm_setting_sriov_remove_vf_by_index(NMSettingSriov *setting, guint index);
 NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_14
 void nm_setting_sriov_clear_vfs(NMSettingSriov *setting);
-NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_56
+NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_54
 NMSriovPreserveOnDown nm_setting_sriov_get_preserve_on_down(NMSettingSriov *setting);
 NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_14
 NMTernary nm_setting_sriov_get_autoprobe_drivers(NMSettingSriov *setting);