diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc
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--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc
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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ configuration).
 [[getting-started-system-requirements]]
 == System Requirements
 Spring Boot {spring-boot-version} requires https://www.java.com[Java 8] and is compatible
-up to Java 11 (included). {spring-reference}[Spring Framework {spring-framework-version}]
+up to Java 12 (included). {spring-reference}[Spring Framework {spring-framework-version}]
 or above is also required.
 
 Explicit build support is provided for the following build tools: