diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/crypto/utils/IoUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/crypto/utils/IoUtils.java
index a7ef2be5e..231b08ec2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/crypto/utils/IoUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/crypto/utils/IoUtils.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 public final class IoUtils {
 
     /**
-     * Closes the Closeable objects and <b>ignore</b> any {@link IOException} or
+     * Closes the Closeable objects and <strong>ignore</strong> any {@link IOException} or
      * null pointers. Must only be used for cleanup in exception handlers.
      *
      * @param closeables the objects to close.