No need for Javadoc since tag in [package-]private methods
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/HelpFormatter.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/HelpFormatter.java
index c802072..539e18c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/HelpFormatter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/HelpFormatter.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
      * Default separator displayed between a long Option and its value
      *
      * @since 1.3
-     **/
+     */
     public static final String DEFAULT_LONG_OPT_SEPARATOR = " ";
 
     /** Default name for an argument */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/MissingOptionException.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/MissingOptionException.java
index 1fdb840..5670af9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/MissingOptionException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/MissingOptionException.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
      * Build the exception message from the specified list of options.
      *
      * @param missingOptions the list of missing options and groups
-     * @since 1.2
      */
     private static String createMessage(final List<?> missingOptions) {
         final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder("Missing required option");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/Option.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/Option.java
index f837bd4..f9c7b5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/Option.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/Option.java
@@ -485,8 +485,6 @@
      * a runtime exception.
      *
      * @param value The value to be added to this Option.
-     *
-     * @since 1.0.1
      */
     private void add(final String value) {
         if (!acceptsArg()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/OptionValidator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/OptionValidator.java
index 0834f83..b14564f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/OptionValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/OptionValidator.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 /**
  * Validates an Option string.
- *
- * @since 1.1
  */
 final class OptionValidator {
     /* package private for testing access */