diff --git a/lib/header.js b/lib/header.js
index a8be07bd80..9b5a71fabd 100644
--- a/lib/header.js
+++ b/lib/header.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ vis.js may be distributed under either license.`;
  * @returns {String} banner
  */
 function genHeader(component) {
-   return '/*\n' + [
+   return '/**\n' + [
       pkg.name,
       component ? ' - ' + component : '',
       header