diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SystemUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SystemUtils.java
index 2289d5d2d..8a1ac9c6c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SystemUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SystemUtils.java
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ private static String getSystemProperty(final String property) {
      * @param defaultValue
      *            the default value
      * @return the environment variable value or {@code defaultValue} if a security problem occurs
-     * @since 3.7
+     * @since 3.8
      */
     public static String getEnvironmentVariable(final String name, final String defaultValue) {
         try {