diff --git a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/dao/DataIntegrityViolationException.java b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/dao/DataIntegrityViolationException.java
index 21e36f4720..0ec2d95ab9 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/dao/DataIntegrityViolationException.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/dao/DataIntegrityViolationException.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ package org.springframework.dao;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
- * Exception thrown when an attempt to insert or update data
+ * Exception thrown when an attempt to execute an SQL statement fails to map
+ * the given data, typically but no limited to an insert or update data
  * results in violation of an integrity constraint. Note that this
  * is not purely a relational concept; integrity constraints such
  * as unique primary keys are required by most database types.