diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/.settings/.api_filters b/org.eclipse.jgit/.settings/.api_filters
index 3299e2e57..e9511890f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/.settings/.api_filters
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/.settings/.api_filters
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <resource path="src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Constants.java" type="org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Constants">
         <filter id="1141899266">
             <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="4.8"/>
+                <message_argument value="4.7"/>
                 <message_argument value="4.9"/>
                 <message_argument value="LOCK_SUFFIX"/>
             </message_arguments>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Constants.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Constants.java
index 688bed261..5bfccda15 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Constants.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Constants.java
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ public final class Constants {
 	/**
 	 * Suffix of lock file name
 	 *
-	 * @since 4.8
+	 * @since 4.7
 	 */
 	public static final String LOCK_SUFFIX = ".lock"; //$NON-NLS-1$