diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 259928488..42caf56c4 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ Fixed bugs:
   
 * <ftp> failed to retrieve a file when the path towards the file contained
   an element starting with . . Bugzilla report 33770
+  
+* "<rmic> always compiles on Java1.5" bugzilla report=33862. Fixed default
+  stub version to always be "compat", even on Java1.5+. 
 
 Other changes:
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diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/rmic.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/rmic.html
index 4c837a612..be28ce360 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/rmic.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/rmic.html
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ please consult miniRMI's documentation to learn how to use it.</p>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">stubversion</td>
     <td valign="top">Specify the JDK version for the generated stub code.
- Specify &quot;1.1&quot; to pass the &quot;-v1.1&quot; option to rmic.</td>
-    <td align="center" valign="top">No</td>
+ Specify &quot;1.1&quot; to pass the &quot;-v1.1&quot; option to rmic,
+ "1.2" for -v12, compat for -vcompat. 
+ 
+ </td>
+    <td align="center" valign="top">No, default="compat"</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">classpath</td>