diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/asm/SpringAsmInfo.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/asm/SpringAsmInfo.java
index a2c3a1074ac..409f00c81bf 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/asm/SpringAsmInfo.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/asm/SpringAsmInfo.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 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.
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 package org.springframework.asm;
 
 /**
- * Utility class exposing constants related to Spring's internal repackaging of the ASM
- * bytecode manipulation library.
+ * Utility class exposing constants related to Spring's internal repackaging
+ * of the ASM bytecode manipulation library (currently based on version 5.0).
  *
- * <p>See <a href="package-summary.html">package-level Javadoc</a> for more
+ * <p>See <a href="package-summary.html">package-level javadocs</a> for more
  * information on {@code org.springframework.asm}.
  *
  * @author Chris Beams
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ package org.springframework.asm;
 public final class SpringAsmInfo {
 
 	/**
-	 * The ASM version used internally throughout the framework.
-	 *
-	 * @see Opcodes#ASM4
+	 * The ASM compatibility version for Spring's ASM visitor implementations:
+	 * currently {@link Opcodes#ASM5}.
 	 */
-	public static final int ASM_VERSION = Opcodes.ASM4;
+	public static final int ASM_VERSION = Opcodes.ASM5;
 
 }