diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 5a5e3b55f..f9ee7aa22 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This document contains the release notes for the 3.9 version of Apache Commons L
 Commons Lang is a set of utility functions and reusable components that should be of use in any 
 Java environment.
 
-Lang 3.9 and onwards now targets Java 8.0, making use of features that arrived with Java 8.0.
+Lang 3.9 and onwards now targets Java 8, making use of features that arrived with Java 8.
 
 For the advice on upgrading from 2.x to 3.x, see the following page: 
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Apache Commons Lang, a package of Java utility classes for the
 classes that are in java.lang's hierarchy, or are considered to be so
 standard as to justify existence in java.lang.
 
-New features and bug fixes. Requires Java 8.0, supports Java 9, 10, 11
+New features and bug fixes. Requires Java 8, supports Java 9, 10, 11
 
 Changes in this version include:
 
diff --git a/src/changes/release-notes.vm b/src/changes/release-notes.vm
index 75b933903..7b41e9489 100644
--- a/src/changes/release-notes.vm
+++ b/src/changes/release-notes.vm
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ This document contains the release notes for the ${version} version of Apache Co
 Commons Lang is a set of utility functions and reusable components that should be of use in any 
 Java environment.
 
-Lang 3.9 and onwards now targets Java 8.0, making use of features that arrived with Java 8.0.
+Lang 3.9 and onwards now targets Java 8, making use of features that arrived with Java 8.
 
 For the advice on upgrading from 2.x to 3.x, see the following page: 
 
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.9.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.9.txt
index 5a5e3b55f..f9ee7aa22 100644
--- a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.9.txt
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-3.9.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This document contains the release notes for the 3.9 version of Apache Commons L
 Commons Lang is a set of utility functions and reusable components that should be of use in any 
 Java environment.
 
-Lang 3.9 and onwards now targets Java 8.0, making use of features that arrived with Java 8.0.
+Lang 3.9 and onwards now targets Java 8, making use of features that arrived with Java 8.
 
 For the advice on upgrading from 2.x to 3.x, see the following page: 
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Apache Commons Lang, a package of Java utility classes for the
 classes that are in java.lang's hierarchy, or are considered to be so
 standard as to justify existence in java.lang.
 
-New features and bug fixes. Requires Java 8.0, supports Java 9, 10, 11
+New features and bug fixes. Requires Java 8, supports Java 9, 10, 11
 
 Changes in this version include:
 
diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/index.xml b/src/site/xdoc/index.xml
index b446e1455..354503dba 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/index.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/index.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ and various <a href="project-reports.html">project reports</a> are provided.
 The Javadoc API documents are available online:
 </p>
 <ul>
-<li>The <a href="javadocs/api-3.9/index.html">current stable release 3.9</a> [Java 8.0 and up]</li>
+<li>The <a href="javadocs/api-3.9/index.html">current stable release 3.9</a> [Java 8 and up]</li>
 <li>The <a href="javadocs/api-2.6/index.html">legacy release 2.6</a> [Java 1.2 and up]</li>
 <li>Older releases - see the <a href="release-history.html">Release History</a> page</li>
 </ul>