diff --git a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalEventPublisher.java b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalEventPublisher.java
index 9a778e66c3..443d460715 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalEventPublisher.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/TransactionalEventPublisher.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.PayloadApplicationEvent;
  *
  * <pre class="code">
  * TransactionContextManager.currentContext()
- *     .map(source -> new PayloadApplicationEvent<>(source, "myPayload"))
+ *     .map(source -> new PayloadApplicationEvent&lt;&gt;(source, "myPayload"))
  *     .doOnSuccess(this.eventPublisher::publishEvent)
  * </pre>
  *
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class TransactionalEventPublisher {
 	 * Publish an event created through the given function which maps the transaction
 	 * source object (the {@link TransactionContext}) to the event instance.
 	 * @param eventCreationFunction a function mapping the source object to the event instance,
-	 * e.g. {@code source -> new PayloadApplicationEvent<>(source, "myPayload")}
+	 * e.g. {@code source -> new PayloadApplicationEvent&lt;&gt;(source, "myPayload")}
 	 * @return the Reactor {@link Mono} for the transactional event publication
 	 */
 	public Mono<Void> publishEvent(Function<TransactionContext, ApplicationEvent> eventCreationFunction) {