diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/RandomStringUtils.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/RandomStringUtils.java
index e94d0c9dc..5e59c9772 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/RandomStringUtils.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/RandomStringUtils.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
  * @author <a href="mailto:bayard@generationjava.com">Henri Yandell</a>
  * @author <a href="mailto:steven@caswell.name">Steven Caswell</a>
  * @author <a href="mailto:scolebourne@joda.org">Stephen Colebourne</a>
- * @version $Id: RandomStringUtils.java,v 1.3 2002/09/18 19:52:26 bayard Exp $
+ * @version $Id: RandomStringUtils.java,v 1.4 2002/09/18 19:53:52 bayard Exp $
  */
 public class RandomStringUtils {
 
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ public class RandomStringUtils {
     private static final Random RANDOM = new Random();
 
     /**
-     * Prevent construction of RandomStringUtils instances
+     * RandomStringUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.
+     * Instead, the class should be used as <code>RandomStringUtils.random(5);</code>.
+     * This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance
+     * to operate.
      */
     public RandomStringUtils() {
     }