Adding a new argument with a default value should be acceptable.

Generally adding arguments with defaults is backwards compatible.
jayakeshari · Jun 9, 2014 · 8691496 · 8691496
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@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ In a minor release you can:
 +-------------------------------+--------------------------+
 | Change method name            | Yes [2]_                 |
 +-------------------------------+--------------------------+
-| Add required argument         | No                       |
-+-------------------------------+--------------------------+
-| Add argument with             | No                       |
+| Add argument with             | Yes                      |
 | default value                 |                          |
 +-------------------------------+--------------------------+
+| Add required argument         | No                       |
++-------------------------------+--------------------------+
 
 
 .. [1] Your code *may* be broken by minor releases. Check the migration guide