--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualMachineError.java	Thu Oct 17 20:27:44 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualMachineError.java	Thu Oct 17 20:53:35 2019 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1995, 2011, 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
@@ -34,17 +34,18 @@
  * @since   1.0
  */
 public abstract class VirtualMachineError extends Error {
+    @java.io.Serial
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 4161983926571568670L;
 
     /**
-     * Constructs a <code>VirtualMachineError</code> with no detail message.
+     * Constructs a {@code VirtualMachineError} with no detail message.
      */
     public VirtualMachineError() {
         super();
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructs a <code>VirtualMachineError</code> with the specified
+     * Constructs a {@code VirtualMachineError} with the specified
      * detail message.
      *
      * @param   message   the detail message.