diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk13LumberjackLogger.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk13LumberjackLogger.java
index 0b0daf8..fcb0a93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk13LumberjackLogger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk13LumberjackLogger.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
  * available in SourceForge's Lumberjack for JDKs prior to 1.4.
  *
  * @since 1.1
- * @deprecated Due to be removed as Lumberjack is no longer maintained
+ * @deprecated Scheduled for removal because the Apache Avalon Project has been discontinued.
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class Jdk13LumberjackLogger implements Log, Serializable {