diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/api/annotation/State.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/api/annotation/State.java
index fec8c37e4d..244644c8a4 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/api/annotation/State.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/api/annotation/State.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  *
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface State {
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/api/annotation/Transition.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/api/annotation/Transition.java
index 631033745f..8bb026aee3 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/api/annotation/Transition.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/api/annotation/Transition.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
  *
  * @author Lukas Eder
  */
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
 @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
 public @interface Transition {