diff --git a/discord/abc.py b/discord/abc.py
index 57c26ad90..bbf22c201 100644
--- a/discord/abc.py
+++ b/discord/abc.py
@@ -1039,10 +1039,6 @@ class GuildChannel:
 
         .. versionadded:: 1.1
 
-        .. versionchanged:: 2.5
-
-            The ``category`` keyword-only parameter was added.
-
         Parameters
         ------------
         name: Optional[:class:`str`]
@@ -1051,6 +1047,8 @@ class GuildChannel:
         category: Optional[:class:`~discord.CategoryChannel`]
             The category the new channel belongs to.
             This parameter is ignored if cloning a category channel.
+
+            .. versionadded:: 2.5
         reason: Optional[:class:`str`]
             The reason for cloning this channel. Shows up on the audit log.
 
diff --git a/discord/channel.py b/discord/channel.py
index b8858f356..58fc2524f 100644
--- a/discord/channel.py
+++ b/discord/channel.py
@@ -532,14 +532,16 @@ class TextChannel(discord.abc.Messageable, discord.abc.GuildChannel, Hashable):
         category: Optional[CategoryChannel] = None,
         reason: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> TextChannel:
+        base: Dict[Any, Any] = {
+            'topic': self.topic,
+            'nsfw': self.nsfw,
+            'default_auto_archive_duration': self.default_auto_archive_duration,
+            'default_thread_rate_limit_per_user': self.default_thread_slowmode_delay,
+        }
+        if not self.is_news():
+            base['rate_limit_per_user'] = self.slowmode_delay
         return await self._clone_impl(
-            {
-                'topic': self.topic,
-                'rate_limit_per_user': self.slowmode_delay,
-                'nsfw': self.nsfw,
-                'default_auto_archive_duration': self.default_auto_archive_duration,
-                'default_thread_rate_limit_per_user': self.default_thread_slowmode_delay,
-            },
+            base,
             name=name,
             category=category,
             reason=reason,
@@ -1395,7 +1397,9 @@ class VocalGuildChannel(discord.abc.Messageable, discord.abc.Connectable, discor
         return Webhook.from_state(data, state=self._state)
 
     @utils.copy_doc(discord.abc.GuildChannel.clone)
-    async def clone(self, *, name: Optional[str] = None, reason: Optional[str] = None) -> Self:
+    async def clone(
+        self, *, name: Optional[str] = None, category: Optional[CategoryChannel] = None, reason: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> Self:
         base = {
             'bitrate': self.bitrate,
             'user_limit': self.user_limit,
@@ -1409,6 +1413,7 @@ class VocalGuildChannel(discord.abc.Messageable, discord.abc.Connectable, discor
         return await self._clone_impl(
             base,
             name=name,
+            category=category,
             reason=reason,
         )
 
@@ -1506,18 +1511,6 @@ class VoiceChannel(VocalGuildChannel):
         """:class:`ChannelType`: The channel's Discord type."""
         return ChannelType.voice
 
-    @utils.copy_doc(discord.abc.GuildChannel.clone)
-    async def clone(
-        self,
-        *,
-        name: Optional[str] = None,
-        category: Optional[CategoryChannel] = None,
-        reason: Optional[str] = None,
-    ) -> VoiceChannel:
-        return await self._clone_impl(
-            {'bitrate': self.bitrate, 'user_limit': self.user_limit}, name=name, category=category, reason=reason
-        )
-
     @overload
     async def edit(self) -> None:
         ...
@@ -1788,16 +1781,6 @@ class StageChannel(VocalGuildChannel):
         """:class:`ChannelType`: The channel's Discord type."""
         return ChannelType.stage_voice
 
-    @utils.copy_doc(discord.abc.GuildChannel.clone)
-    async def clone(
-        self,
-        *,
-        name: Optional[str] = None,
-        category: Optional[CategoryChannel] = None,
-        reason: Optional[str] = None,
-    ) -> StageChannel:
-        return await self._clone_impl({}, name=name, category=category, reason=reason)
-
     @property
     def instance(self) -> Optional[StageInstance]:
         """Optional[:class:`StageInstance`]: The running stage instance of the stage channel.