diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/plugin/DescriptorGeneratorMojo.java b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/plugin/DescriptorGeneratorMojo.java
index 66aa75f4..48861725 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/plugin/DescriptorGeneratorMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/plugin/DescriptorGeneratorMojo.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class DescriptorGeneratorMojo extends AbstractGeneratorMojo {
      * <pre>
      * &lt;externalJavadocBaseUrls&gt;
      *   &lt;externalJavadocBaseUrl&gt;https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/&lt;/externalJavadocBaseUrl&gt;
-     * &lt;externalJavadocBaseUrls&gt;
+     * &lt;/externalJavadocBaseUrls&gt;
      * </pre>
      * is valid because <code>https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/package-list</code> exists.
      * See <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/specs/man/javadoc.html#standard-doclet-options">