diff --git a/xdocs/index.xml b/xdocs/index.xml
index 3b3088480..8009d5d91 100644
--- a/xdocs/index.xml
+++ b/xdocs/index.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ The <a href="cvs-usage.html">subversion repository</a> can be
 <!-- ================================================== -->
 <section name="Releases">
 <p>
-The latest version is 2.4. - 
+The latest version 2.4, is JDK 1.2 compatible - 
 <a href="http://commons.apache.org/downloads/download_lang.cgi">Download now!</a> 
 (<a href="upgradeto2_4.html">upgrade notes</a>)
 </p>