--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VerifyError.java	Thu Oct 17 20:27:44 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VerifyError.java	Thu Oct 17 20:53:35 2019 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1995, 2008, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1995, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -35,17 +35,18 @@
  */
 public
 class VerifyError extends LinkageError {
+    @java.io.Serial
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 7001962396098498785L;
 
     /**
-     * Constructs an <code>VerifyError</code> with no detail message.
+     * Constructs an {@code VerifyError} with no detail message.
      */
     public VerifyError() {
         super();
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructs an <code>VerifyError</code> with the specified detail message.
+     * Constructs an {@code VerifyError} with the specified detail message.
      *
      * @param   s   the detail message.
      */