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diff --git a/doc/crypto/BN_rand.pod b/doc/crypto/BN_rand.pod
index 33363c981f..2a8bed5fed 100644
--- a/doc/crypto/BN_rand.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/BN_rand.pod
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ BN_rand, BN_pseudo_rand - generate pseudo-random number
 
  int BN_pseudo_rand(BIGNUM *rnd, int bits, int top, int bottom);
 
+ int BN_rand_range(BIGNUM *rnd, BIGNUM *range);
+
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 BN_rand() generates a cryptographically strong pseudo-random number of
@@ -25,11 +27,14 @@ this function are not necessarily unpredictable. They can be used for
 non-cryptographic purposes and for certain purposes in cryptographic
 protocols, but usually not for key generation etc.
 
-The PRNG must be seeded prior to calling BN_rand().
+BN_rand_range() generates a cryptographically strong pseudo-random
+number B<rnd> in the range 0 <lt>= B<rnd> E<lt> B<range>.
+
+The PRNG must be seeded prior to calling BN_rand() or BN_rand_range().
 
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
-BN_rand() and BN_pseudo_rand() return 1 on success, 0 on error.
+The functions return 1 on success, 0 on error.
 The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>.
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ L<RAND_add(3)|RAND_add(3)>, L<RAND_bytes(3)|RAND_bytes(3)>
 =head1 HISTORY
 
 BN_rand() is available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
-BN_pseudo_rand() was added in OpenSSL 0.9.5.
+BN_pseudo_rand() was added in OpenSSL 0.9.5, and BN_rand_range()
+in OpenSSL 0.9.6a.
 
 =cut