diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html
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@@ -290,7 +290,12 @@ system command via nested <code>&lt;env&gt;</code> elements.</p>
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     <td valign="top">key</td>
-    <td valign="top">The name of the environment variable.</td>
+    <td valign="top">
+      The name of the environment variable.
+      <br/>
+      <em>Note: (Since Ant 1.7)</em>
+      For windows, the name is case-insensitive.
+    </td>
     <td align="center" valign="top">Yes</td>
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