diff --git a/java/execution/impl/resources/messages/VMOptionsBundle.properties b/java/execution/impl/resources/messages/VMOptionsBundle.properties
index b0a47aa447cd..5a0326d58454 100644
--- a/java/execution/impl/resources/messages/VMOptionsBundle.properties
+++ b/java/execution/impl/resources/messages/VMOptionsBundle.properties
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ vm.option.showSettings.properties.description=Shows all property settings and co
 vm.option.showSettings.vm.description=Shows all vm related settings and continue.
 vm.option.showSettings.system.description=(Linux Only) Shows host system or container configuration and continue.
 vm.option.ss.description=Sets the java thread stack size The actual size may be rounded up to a multiple of the system page size as required by the operating system.
-vm.option.verify.description=Sets the mode of the bytecode verifier Note that option -Xverify:none is deprecated and may be removed in a future release.
+vm.option.verify.description=Sets the mode of the bytecode verifier. Note that option -Xverify:none is deprecated and may be removed in a future release.
 vm.option.bootclasspath.description=Sets the search path for bootstrap classes and resources.
 vm.option.bootclasspath.p.description=Prepends in front of the bootstrap class path.
 vm.option.incgc.description=Enables incremental garbage collection.