diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/java.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/java.html
index 93ffe00c6..8ffa6eca6 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/java.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/java.html
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ the one that is currently running Ant.</p>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">classname</td>
     <td valign="top">the Java class to execute.</td>
-    <td align="center" valign="top">Yes</td>
+    <td align="center" valign="top">Either jar or classname</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">jar</td>
+    <td valign="top">the location of the jar file to execute (must have a Main-Class entry in the manifest). Fork must be set to true if this option is selected.</td>
+    <td align="center" valign="top">Either jar or classname</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">args</td>