diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/version/null.rb b/Library/Homebrew/version/null.rb
index 69bd62111f..08616aa2fe 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/version/null.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/version/null.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class Version
     alias requires_sse41? requires_nehalem_cpu?
     alias requires_sse42? requires_nehalem_cpu?
     alias requires_popcnt? requires_nehalem_cpu?
+    alias outdated_release? requires_nehalem_cpu?
 
     sig { override.returns(Token) }
     def major