diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/PersistentEntityIsNewStrategy.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/PersistentEntityIsNewStrategy.java
index 092a13b083..f851b82996 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/PersistentEntityIsNewStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/PersistentEntityIsNewStrategy.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
 /**
- * An {@link IsNewStrategy} to use a {@link PersistentEntity}'s version property followed by it
+ * An {@link IsNewStrategy} to use a {@link PersistentEntity}'s version property followed by identifier
  *
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Mark Paluch