diff --git a/api/src/main/java/jakarta/annotation/Generated.java b/api/src/main/java/jakarta/annotation/Generated.java
index 8ccd0de..9058b4f 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/jakarta/annotation/Generated.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/jakarta/annotation/Generated.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  */
 
 @Documented
-@Retention(SOURCE)
+@Retention(CLASS)
 @Target({PACKAGE, TYPE, ANNOTATION_TYPE, METHOD, CONSTRUCTOR, FIELD, 
         LOCAL_VARIABLE, PARAMETER})
 public @interface Generated {