diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/spring-batch-2.0.xsd b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/spring-batch-2.0.xsd
index 421541a06..7b509d6af 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/spring-batch-2.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/spring-batch-2.0.xsd
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@
 											a reference to
 											another bean definition where business logic is specified.
 										</xsd:documentation>
+										<xsd:appinfo>
+											<tool:annotation kind="ref" />
+										</xsd:appinfo>
 									</xsd:annotation>
 								</xsd:attribute>
 								<xsd:attributeGroup ref="stepAttributes" />