diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/daemon/Daemon.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/daemon/Daemon.java
index e96a1d5..81d2b89 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/daemon/Daemon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/daemon/Daemon.java
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@
      *
      * @param context A <code>DaemonContext</code> object used to
      * communicate with the container.
-     * @exception DaemonInitException An exception that prevented 
+     * @throws DaemonInitException An exception that prevented 
      * initialization where you want to display a nice message to the user,
      * rather than a stack trace.
-     * @exception Exception Any exception preventing a successful
+     * @throws Exception Any exception preventing a successful
      *                      initialization.
      */
     public void init(DaemonContext context)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/daemon/DaemonPermission.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/daemon/DaemonPermission.java
index 3391dec..941ad65 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/daemon/DaemonPermission.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/daemon/DaemonPermission.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
      * instance that <b>will not</b> grant any permission to the caller.
      *
      * @param target The target name of this permission.
-     * @exception IllegalArgumentException If the specified target name is not
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the specified target name is not
      *                supported.
      */
     public DaemonPermission(String target)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
      *
      * @param target The target name of this permission.
      * @param actions The list of actions permitted by this permission.
-     * @exception IllegalArgumentException If the specified target name is not
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the specified target name is not
      *                supported, or the specified list of actions includes an
      *                invalid value.
      */