diff --git a/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml b/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml
index d273cdf40a1..136a4fb689e 100644
--- a/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml
+++ b/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml
@@ -3254,7 +3254,7 @@ public class SimpleController {
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     				<para>
-					    Support for <link linkend="format">formatting</link> Date, Calendar, Long, and Joda Time fields using the @DateTimeFormat annotation, if Joda Time is present on the classpath.
+					    Support for <link linkend="format">formatting</link> Date, Calendar, Long, and Joda Time fields using the @DateTimeFormat annotation, if Joda Time 1.3 or higher is present on the classpath.
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