diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/POIDocument.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/POIDocument.java
index 06f101d3d..6b80bc6f4 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/POIDocument.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/POIDocument.java
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ public abstract class POIDocument implements Closeable {
      *   instead of a File, or if this is not the root document. For those cases, 
      *   you must use {@link #write(OutputStream)} or {@link #write(File)} to 
      *   write to a brand new document.
+     *   
+     * @since POI 3.15 beta 3
      * 
      * @throws IOException thrown on errors writing to the file
      */
@@ -356,6 +358,8 @@ public abstract class POIDocument implements Closeable {
      * Writes the document out to the specified new {@link File}. If the file 
      * exists, it will be replaced, otherwise a new one will be created
      *
+     * @since POI 3.15 beta 3
+     * 
      * @param newFile The new File to write to.
      * 
      * @throws IOException thrown on errors writing to the file
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/POIReadOnlyDocument.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/POIReadOnlyDocument.java
index ae050e00a..3b3eca588 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/POIReadOnlyDocument.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/POIReadOnlyDocument.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.apache.poi;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 
 import org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.DirectoryNode;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@ import org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.POIFSFileSystem;
 /**
  * This holds the common functionality for all read-only
  *  POI Document classes, i.e. ones which don't support writing.
+ *  
+ *  @since POI 3.15 beta 3
  */
 public abstract class POIReadOnlyDocument extends POIDocument {
     public POIReadOnlyDocument(DirectoryNode dir) {
@@ -46,23 +47,29 @@ public abstract class POIReadOnlyDocument extends POIDocument {
 
     /**
      * Note - writing is not yet supported for this file format, sorry.
+     * 
+     * @throws IllegalStateException If you call the method, as writing is not supported
      */
     @Override
-    public void write() throws IOException {
+    public void write() {
         throw new IllegalStateException("Writing is not yet implemented for this Document Format");
     }
     /**
      * Note - writing is not yet supported for this file format, sorry.
+     * 
+     * @throws IllegalStateException If you call the method, as writing is not supported
      */
     @Override
-    public void write(File file) throws IOException {
+    public void write(File file) {
         throw new IllegalStateException("Writing is not yet implemented for this Document Format");
     }
     /**
      * Note - writing is not yet supported for this file format, sorry.
+     * 
+     * @throws IllegalStateException If you call the method, as writing is not supported
      */
     @Override
-    public void write(OutputStream out) throws IOException {
+    public void write(OutputStream out) {
         throw new IllegalStateException("Writing is not yet implemented for this Document Format");
     }
 }