diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/howto.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/howto.adoc
index 43da788ca6b..b9558f0fbdb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/howto.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/howto.adoc
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ rules of thumb:
   properties, thus `ServerProperties` has `prefix="server"` and its configuration properties
   are `server.port`, `server.address` etc. In a running Actuator app look at the
   `configprops` endpoint.
-* Look for use of `RelaxedEnvironment` to pull configuration values explicitly out of the
+* Look for use of `RelaxedPropertyResolver` to pull configuration values explicitly out of the
   `Environment`. It often is used with a prefix.
 * Look for `@Value` annotations that bind directly to the `Environment`. This is less
-  flexible than the `RelaxedEnvironment` approach, but does allow some relaxed binding,
+  flexible than the `RelaxedPropertyResolver` approach, but does allow some relaxed binding,
   specifically for OS environment variables (so `CAPITALS_AND_UNDERSCORES` are synonyms
   for `period.separated`).
 * Look for `@ConditionalOnExpression` annotations that switch features on and off in
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ application sources. Classes passed to the `SpringApplication` static convenienc
 methods, and those added using `setSources()` are inspected to see if they have
 `@PropertySources`, and if they do, those properties are added to the `Environment` early
 enough to be used in all phases of the `ApplicationContext` lifecycle. Properties added
-in this way have precedence over any added using the default locations, but have lower
-priority than system properties, environment variables or the command line.
+in this way have lower
+priority than any added using the default locations (e.g. `application.properties), system properties, environment variables or the command line.
 
 You can also provide System properties (or environment variables) to change the behavior:
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ The appendix includes an <<appendix-application-properties#common-application-pr
 `application.properties`>> example with a list of the most common properties supported by
 Spring Boot. The definitive list comes from searching the source code for
 `@ConfigurationProperties` and `@Value` annotations, as well as the occasional use of
-`RelaxedEnvironment`.
+`RelaxedPropertyResolver`.
 
 
 
@@ -1175,8 +1175,9 @@ using the "logging.config" property.
 
 [[howto-configure-logback-for-loggin]]
 === Configure Logback for logging
-If you put a `logback-spring.xml` in the root of your classpath it will be picked up from
-there. Spring Boot provides a default base configuration that you can include if you just
+If you put a `logback.xml` in the root of your classpath it will be picked up from
+there 
+(or `logback-spring.xml` to take advantage of the templating features provided by Boot). Spring Boot provides a default base configuration that you can include if you just
 want to set levels, e.g.
 
 [source,xml,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes,attributes"]
@@ -1188,7 +1189,7 @@ want to set levels, e.g.
 	</configuration>
 ----
 
-If you look at the default `logback.xml` in the spring-boot jar you will see that it uses
+If you look at that `base.xml` in the spring-boot jar, you will see that it uses
 some useful System properties which the `LoggingSystem` takes care of creating for you.
 These are:
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc
index dd1bf5ffa3c..4bed79bf4e3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ You can use the following variables inside your `banner.txt` file:
 | Variable | Description
 
 |`${application.version}`
-|The version number of your application as declared in `MANIFEST.MF`. For example `1.0`.
+|The version number of your application as declared in `MANIFEST.MF`. For example `Implementation-Version: 1.0` is printed as `1.0`.
 
 |`${application.formatted-version}`
 |The version number of your application as declared in `MANIFEST.MF` formatted for
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
index cac874fe494..111bf1c75e8 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests {
 		ConfigurableApplicationContext context = application.run();
 		String property = context.getEnvironment().getProperty("the.property");
 		assertThat(property, equalTo("fromspecificlocation"));
+		property = context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.property");
+		assertThat(property, equalTo("fromapplicationproperties"));
 		assertThat(context.getEnvironment(),
 				containsPropertySource("class path resource "
 						+ "[specificlocation.properties]"));