fill manpage and add changes entry

diff --git a/changes/ticket40817 b/changes/ticket40817
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+  o Minor feature (directory authority):
+    - Introduce MinimalAcceptedServerVersion to allow modification of minimal
+      accepted version for relays without requiring a new tor release.
+      Closes ticket 40817.

diff --git a/doc/man/tor.1.txt b/doc/man/tor.1.txt
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--- a/doc/man/tor.1.txt
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@@ -3381,6 +3381,11 @@ on the public Tor network.
     multiple times: the values from multiple lines are spliced together. When
     this is set then **VersioningAuthoritativeDirectory** should be set too.
 
+[[MinimalAcceptedServerVersion]] **MinimalAcceptedServerVersion** __STRING__::
+   STRING is the oldest Tor version accepted by the directory authority for
+   relays and bridge. Any older version will be rejected.
+   (Default: 0.4.7.0-alpha-dev)
+
 [[V3AuthDistDelay]] **V3AuthDistDelay** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**::
     V3 authoritative directories only. Configures the server's preferred  delay
     between publishing its consensus and signature and assuming  it has all the