diff --git a/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/util/AnnotationLiteral.java b/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/util/AnnotationLiteral.java
index e77d34fb..a9d8cdc7 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/util/AnnotationLiteral.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/util/AnnotationLiteral.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
  * 
  * <p>
  * An instance of an annotation type may be obtained by subclassing <code>AnnotationLiteral</code>.
+ * The subclass must implement the annotation interface to satisfy the {@link Annotation} contract.
  * </p>
  * 
  * <pre>