diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Properties.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Properties.java
index 015cdbc7107..6e02c3f5a23 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Properties.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Properties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1995, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1995, 2025, 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
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ import jdk.internal.util.xml.PropertiesDefaultHandler;
  * {@code Properties} object.  Their use is strongly discouraged as they
  * allow the caller to insert entries whose keys or values are not
  * {@code Strings}.  The {@code setProperty} method should be used
- * instead.  If the {@code store} or {@code save} method is called
+ * instead. If the {@code store}, {@code save}, or {@code list} method is called
  * on a "compromised" {@code Properties} object that contains a
  * non-{@code String} key or value, the call will fail. Similarly,
- * the call to the {@code propertyNames} or {@code list} method
+ * the call to the {@code propertyNames} method
  * will fail if it is called on a "compromised" {@code Properties}
  * object that contains a non-{@code String} key.
  *
@@ -1215,8 +1215,8 @@ public class Properties extends Hashtable<Object,Object> {
      * This method is useful for debugging.
      *
      * @param   out   an output stream.
-     * @throws  ClassCastException if any key in this property list
-     *          is not a string.
+     * @throws  ClassCastException if either a key or a value
+     *          in this property list is not a string.
      */
     public void list(PrintStream out) {
         out.println("-- listing properties --");
@@ -1237,8 +1237,8 @@ public class Properties extends Hashtable<Object,Object> {
      * This method is useful for debugging.
      *
      * @param   out   an output stream.
-     * @throws  ClassCastException if any key in this property list
-     *          is not a string.
+     * @throws  ClassCastException if either a key or a value
+     *          in this property list is not a string.
      * @since   1.1
      */
     /*