diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 771e49e68..114d370b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
     <commons.module.name>org.apache.commons.lang3</commons.module.name>
     <!-- Current 3.x release series -->
     <commons.release.version>3.8</commons.release.version>
-    <commons.release.desc>(Java 7.0+)</commons.release.desc>
+    <commons.release.desc>(Java 7+)</commons.release.desc>
     <!-- Previous 2.x release series -->
     <commons.release.2.version>2.6</commons.release.2.version>
     <commons.release.2.desc>(Requires Java 1.2 or later)</commons.release.2.desc>