diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/VersionResourceResolver.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/VersionResourceResolver.java
index f7eb7cb014..1856e4f4ee 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/VersionResourceResolver.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/VersionResourceResolver.java
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ public class VersionResourceResolver extends AbstractResourceResolver {
 	 * default strategy to use except when it cannot be, for example when using
 	 * JavaScript module loaders, use {@link #addFixedVersionStrategy} instead
 	 * for serving JavaScript files.
-	 * @param pathPatterns one or more resource URL path patterns
+	 * @param pathPatterns one or more resource URL path patterns,
+	 * relative to the pattern configured with the resource handler
 	 * @return the current instance for chained method invocation
 	 * @see ContentVersionStrategy
 	 */
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ public class VersionResourceResolver extends AbstractResourceResolver {
 	 * will also cofigure automatically a {@code "/v1.0.0/js/**"} with {@code "v1.0.0"} the
 	 * {@code version} String given as an argument.
 	 * @param version a version string
-	 * @param pathPatterns one or more resource URL path patterns
+	 * @param pathPatterns one or more resource URL path patterns,
+	 * relative to the pattern configured with the resource handler
 	 * @return the current instance for chained method invocation
 	 * @see FixedVersionStrategy
 	 */
@@ -136,7 +138,8 @@ public class VersionResourceResolver extends AbstractResourceResolver {
 	 * Register a custom VersionStrategy to apply to resource URLs that match the
 	 * given path patterns.
 	 * @param strategy the custom strategy
-	 * @param pathPatterns one or more resource URL path patterns
+	 * @param pathPatterns one or more resource URL path patterns,
+	 * relative to the pattern configured with the resource handler
 	 * @return the current instance for chained method invocation
 	 * @see VersionStrategy
 	 */