diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 34fcc6f..bf2251d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <commons.componentid>proxy</commons.componentid>
     <commons.release.version>1.0</commons.release.version>
     <commons.release.name>commons-proxy-${commons.release.version}</commons.release.name>
-    <commons.release.desc>(requires Java ${maven.compiler.target} or later)</commons.release.desc>
+    <commons.release.desc>(requires Java 1.4 or later)</commons.release.desc>
     <commons.rc.version>RC1</commons.rc.version>
     <commons.jira.id>PROXY</commons.jira.id>
     <commons.jira.pid>12310731</commons.jira.pid>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm b/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
index 06aae77..ff24162 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
+++ b/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
@@ -122,12 +122,10 @@
 provides a simple way to create Java annotation instances at runtime.
 
 $h2 Releases
-  The latest version is v1.0. - [Download now!][download]
+  The latest version is v${project.getProperties().get("commons.release.version")} _${project.getProperties().get("commons.release.desc")}_. - [Download now!][download]
 
   For previous releases, see the [Apache archive][archive].
 
-  _**Note:** The 1.x releases are compatible with JDK1.4+._
-
 $h2 Support
   The [Commons mailing lists][mailing-lists] act as the main support forum.
   The `user` list is suitable for most library usage queries.